(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
thought; consideration; thinking
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to temper thoroughly; to train well
both; both sides; both parties
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
higher rank; better position
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to cease; to stop; to be over
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
after that; afterwards; thereafter
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
covered with; stained; smeared
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)