disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
living thing; living creature; animal; life
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
time; hour; period; class
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
being good at cooking; good cook
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
state of mind; mentality; psychology
how; in what way; by what means
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
match; game; bout; contest