throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
source of revenue; financial supporter
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
out-of-school; off-campus
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
just a minute; small quantity
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
summertime; summer season
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
two times; twice; two degrees
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
senior high school; high school
to get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage