knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
else; in addition; besides
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
in the morning; during the morning
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
way; method; means; resource; course
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
professionalism; professional awareness; professional attitude
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
school record; scholastic performance
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
the same generation; coeval
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
analog person; person not good with technology
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
it's not like; it isn't as if