teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
one by one; one each; one at a time
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
government service; the bureaucracy
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
policing (an area, etc.) by oneself; protecting by oneself; cautioning oneself; taking care; local government police; municipal police
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
new government; new administration
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
never ceasing; never ending; endless
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more