to polish up; to shine up
tradition; legend; folklore
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
people; men and women; each person; everybody
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
relatively; comparatively
the same generation; coeval
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
until now; so far; up to the present
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
another kind; distinct species; variety
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
pupil; student; schoolchild
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
sailor suit; middy uniform
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
producer (film, TV, etc.)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
like a decent person; human
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity