excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to go past; to pass; to pass by
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree
stealthily; secretly; in secret
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
life; living; I; me; student
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
every year; yearly; annually
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
departure; leaving; setting off