to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
two parts; two copies; the second part
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
looking pale; looking unwell
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
supplementary explanation
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
educational institution; educational facilities
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
isonicotinic acid hydrazide; INAH