instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
even though; despite; when
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
means; way; method; measure
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
never mind!; don't worry about it
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
game in which a dangling piece of bread is grabbed in the mouth and raced to the finish line (in school sports festivals)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president