sports-minded; sports-oriented
club activities; extracurricular activities
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
results; record; grades; marks
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
club activities; extracurricular activities
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
first meeting; first interview with
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
no, not like that (but like this)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
observation; survey; watching
strong-willed; strong of heart
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
simply; merely; only; solely
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
blond hair ("kinpatsu" read backwards)