to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to make an appearance; to show up
thought; consideration; thinking
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
attendance (at school); going to school
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(large) house; residence; mansion
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to recall; to remember; to recollect
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
chance; opportunity; occasion
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
visit (from someone); call
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to have a talk; to tell a story
to step forward; to take a step forward
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
spiritual; spiritual (religious song)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to spread; to be propagated
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number