to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
horn (musical instrument)
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
direct connection; direct link
supplementary explanation
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
detention; confinement; arrest
common name; popular name
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
addition; annexation; appendage
regular drinking; habitual drinking
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
physical work; manual labour (labor)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
culture fluid; culture solution; broth
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
counter for drops of liquid
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person