to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
solitude; loneliness; isolation
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
that day; the very same day
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
heedless of danger; braving dangers
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
how many years; how long; what year
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
bad influence; negative influence