failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be conspicuous; to stand out
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe