practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
in the future; another day; later
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to need; to call for; to require
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
in the end; at the end of the day
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to be to the point; to be pertinent