apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
match; game; bout; contest
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
running; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet
never mind!; don't worry about it
they; those guys; those fellows
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
helper; assistant; help; assistance
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
the way one works; one's working manner
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
an issue being settled; a case being closed
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful