good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
first match (in a series)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
sports ground; sports oval
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
reopening; resumption; restarting
proper; right; reasonable
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
reading too much into (what ... says)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
(period of) a year; during an era
(not) even once; (not) ever
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide