honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
just a minute; small quantity
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
young person; inexperienced person; novice
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to entrust; to leave to a person
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
party; gang; company; squad
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
it is not (like that) either
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)