one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
overhear; happened to hear that
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
monjayaki; dish of pan-fried batter with various fillings
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
without sparing time for sleep
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
a little; a bit; slightly
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
another time; some other time
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
freely; frankly; without reserve
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
six (long cylindrical things)
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
for your information; I'm telling you