guidance; leadership; leading the way
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
life; living; I; me; student
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; HR; heart rate
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
nonchalant air; unruffled air
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
surname; family name; last name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
still; even now; to this day
to cease; to stop; to be over
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
attendance; presence; appearance
on and after; from ... onward; since
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
bygones; the past; past event