the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
story; tale; talk; discussion
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
sense of values; values; value system
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
meaning; significance; sense
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to be worried; to be troubled
finally; in the end; on top of all that
directly opposite; right in front
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to apologize; to apologise
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
contract; compact; agreement
to be forward; to be impertinent
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement