old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
control; management (e.g. of a business)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
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)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
decorum; propriety; politeness
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
triangle; triangular shape
to read a kanji with a different pronunciation; to load (e.g. data on a computer); to read; to change the language or wording (of a provision, etc.); to apply a different term
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
the same generation; coeval
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
foreign; abroad; overseas
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
interminable; unending; endless; boundless
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.