when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
upward swing (in golf, baseball, etc.); uppercut
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
derivation; development; offshoot
research; study; investigation
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
instructor; advisor; adviser
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
... years old; age (of) ...
to kick into (e.g. a ball into a goal)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
simple honesty; tactless frankness
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession