to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
that's true; of course; obviously
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
mental aspect; mental side
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
have a good day; take care; see you
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
homeroom; form room; form class
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)