to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
go that far; to that extent
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
club activities; extracurricular activities
time; hour; period; class
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
incident; affair; happening; event
accurate; correct; precise; exact
such; like that; in that way
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
meaning; significance; sense
every year; yearly; annually
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not