dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
after school (at the end of the day)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to mix; to stir; to blend
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to push aside; to push one's way through
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to be conspicuous; to stand out
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is