transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
endurance; perseverance; patience
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
just because; even if; even though
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
big problem; major issue; big controversy
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
hey; listen; look here; I say
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
cannot be helped; unavoidable
exposure to wind; severe criticism