running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
relatively; comparatively
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to live through; to survive
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
how others look at you; what others think about you
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
from the beginning; from scratch
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
separation; farewell; parting
strength; power; proficiency; ability
selection; choice; option
to subsist; to keep on living
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
training; drill; practice; discipline
environment; circumstance
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
in swarms; in great crowds
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to cut into (a conversation); to interject