naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
unexpected meeting; coincidence
long hair (usu. of a man)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
president (of a society); chairman
invitation; introduction; temptation
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
in history; ever; historical
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
pupil; student; schoolchild
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart