three; three years of age
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
sharply; harshly; stingingly
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
extinction; annihilation; destruction
interruption; suspension; break
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)