practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
it's been a long time; long time no see
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
ratio; proportion; percentage
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
pride; boast; credit (to)
goodness; excellence; virtue
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
deep emotion; strong feelings
several years; a few years
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
authority; power; influence
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn