skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
feeling; sense; impression
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
after a long time; for the first time in a while
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
but; however; even though; even if
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use