unexpected; unforeseen; strange
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
had better ...; had better not ...
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
questionnaire; survey; poll
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
too much; excessively; too
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
comparatively; relatively
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
memories; recollections; reminiscence
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
item; something that one "just has to have"
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
in proportion to; just as much as
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
classification; categorization; sorting
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
document; official papers
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy