cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to be silent; to say nothing
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to shade an account; to add something extra
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)