to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
bluff; false show of power; bold front
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
very intensive training; very hard training
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
handsome man; actor in a love scene
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
assistant ...; probationary ...
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
last days; the end; one's fate
to finish reading; to read through
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
commander; general; leader
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; (lit.) wisdom fever; fever that comes from using one's head too much
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to breathe while sleeping