long ago; a long time ago; already
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
selection; choice; picking out
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to have a relationship; to have relations
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
soccer club (at a school); football club
club activities; extracurricular activities
adviser; advisor; consultant
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
life and death; life or death
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
several sheets (flat objects)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
if you think about it; come to think of it
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam