graduation ceremony; commencement
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
this and that; such and such
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
to hide; to keep to oneself
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
sword skills; swordsmanship
professor; teaching; instruction
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
parent-teacher association; PTA
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
private military company; mercenary group
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty