halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
plural; multiple; several
wounded person; injured person
to become clear; to be made public
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
the teaching profession; education of laity
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
employment separation; leaving one's job; losing one's job
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
preventive measure; recurrence prevention; relapse prevention
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
threatening letter; intimidating letter
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
though; notwithstanding; although
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life