the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
single word; a few words; brief comment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
rather; better; instead; if anything
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be able to manage somehow or other
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
of course; certainly; naturally
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
since then; from that time; ever since
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
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
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle