stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
it is not (like that) either
very young; little; childish; immature
almost; roughly; approximately
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
private tutor; coach; governess
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
persecution complex; paranoia
the other day; a few days ago
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after