antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
congratulation; celebration
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
sorry; excuse me; thank you
leading person; foremost figure
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
in one's own way or style
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
greatness; excellence; magnificence
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers