old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
time; season; period; phase; stage
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
more than usual; especially; particularly
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
writing (e.g. as a profession)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
ago; since; before; previous
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave