growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
it is I who should say so
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
visit; presence; attendance
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
telecommunications; correspondence
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
periodic; regular; routine
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast