elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
principal occupation; core business
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
score (in a game); full score
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
big leakage; uncontained leak
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial