having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
trouble; quarrel; dispute
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
along; parallel to; in accordance with
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
existence; possession; having; limited company
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
such; like that; in that way
way (of doing); manner; method; means
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to smash down; to beat in
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to rise; to erect; to get up
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb