training institute; school; driving school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
since; henceforth; ever since
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
several times; a few times
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
such ... as; or some such
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
solution; solution strategy
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
reality; actuality; hard fact
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
bank; banking institution
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally