to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
don't worry about it; forget about it
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to read (a book, etc.) over again
as you see; as you can see
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to go past; to pass; to pass by
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
relatively; comparatively
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
world history; international history
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling