rather than; more ... than ...
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to pay attention; to be watchful
ability; capability; skill
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
distant; remote; isolated
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
successful person; success
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
representative; exemplary; model
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
absorption; suction; attraction
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
little by little; bit by bit
first time; first; initial
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)