practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
decision; judgment; resolution
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to be opposite; to face each other
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
several times; a few times
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
it seems so; that's what it looks like
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
loser; defeated person; the defeated
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
offensive (movement); aggression
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
basic mistake; careless mistake
to give an impression; to make an impression
to spend time (on doing something)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
firm; strong; solid; stable
declaration; proclamation; announcement
suddenly; all of a sudden
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag