recommendation; referral; endorsement
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
continuing one's education into university
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to be boiled; to be cooked
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
future (usually near); prospects
anthropophobia; taijin kyofusho
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
housing district; residential district
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
back street; back alley; off-street
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to shake one's head (in denial)