to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
anything and everything; just about everything
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
power; authority; jurisdiction
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
accurate; correct; precise; exact
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
to complain; to make a complaint
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to become better; to improve
to spend time (on doing something)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
practice by repetition; learning by rote
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles