valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to speak; to say; to vocalize
being used to socializing with men (of a woman)
slapping the opponent with the open hand
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
that is to say; so that means
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
minimum; at the very least
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to break the silence; to break one's silence
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
incompetent; have no merit
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
down payment; contract money
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble