regular; standard; regular player (on a team); regular guest (on a TV show); regular (gasoline)
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
several years; a few years
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
heaven and earth; top and bottom
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
MVP (esp. in baseball); most valuable player
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
to visit regularly; to frequent; to haunt
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary