head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
ardent; passionate; vehement
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
graduation ceremony; commencement
to be needed; to be wanted
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
by myself; in person; by oneself
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
easy; simple; there's no way that ...