to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
sorry; excuse me; thank you
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
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)
originally; by nature; from the start
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
overall victory; championship
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa