to continue to increase; to continue to mount
trauma (usu. psychological)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to hold fast; to protect to the end
second; number two; runner-up
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
anything and everything; just about everything
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
people; men and women; each person; everybody
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
junior high school student; middle school pupil
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
the matter you have been talking about