to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
furnishings; implements; equipment
to grow; to develop; to grow up
upper floor (of a building)
one's post; place of work; workplace
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
to this extent; to this degree; this much
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to take; to catch; to capture
glove (esp. sports); globe
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
impression given by a painting or image
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
unless one ...; if one does not ...
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
to run a shop; to have a shop