learning from observing others
do not let your guard down after a victory; (lit.) tighten the strings of your helmet after winning
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
student advising; student guidance
morning training (e.g. before school)
collective responsibility; joint liability
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
lecture hall; lecture room
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
one's mental make-up (structure)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to appreciate; to be thankful
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
strong interaction; strong force
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
spread; span; expanse; extent
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
important point; point to make note of
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
outsider; layman; amateur
listening to once; hearing once
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine