self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
hegemony; leadership; initiative
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
conversely; on the contrary
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
accumulation; accumulate; store
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
exchange of blows; long rally
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
break in time; interruption; pause
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
skill involving the hands; craft
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
set of three; three sets; three classes
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength