practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
polish; improvement; burnishing
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
each time it happens; at all such times
invitation; introduction; temptation
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to have the memory of having done something oneself
just because; even if; even though
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
student in a lower grade; underclassman
rising; ascending; climbing
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
attendance; presence; appearance
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
certain evidence; definite evidence
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to torment; to harass; to tease
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
still (continuing); as ever; further
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
boy; son; baby boy; young man
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)