pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
portable safe; portable cash box
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
considerably; greatly; a lot
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
senior high school student
club activities; extracurricular activities
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
festival; feast; carnival
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly