(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
really; truly; indeed; good grief
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
resignation; acceptance; consolation
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
chapter one; first chapter
choice; selection; option
failure; mistake; blunder
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
even though; despite; when
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
that is to say; so that means
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally