personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
reset; fresh start; new beginning
contest; comparison; competition
only recently; just of late
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
measurement error; calculation error
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to dance; to perform dance steps
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to knock down; to knock out
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
(social) class; rank; grade
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
preparations for returning (home)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to fall off; to tumble down
morning training (e.g. before school)
sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)