near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
striking; remarkable; considerable
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
because of; owing to; due to
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
it's no joke; gimme a break!
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
article; news story; report; account
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
wind music; wind instrument music
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
imagination; supposition; guess