evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
next morning; following morning
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
finish; end; completion; result
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
rising; ascending; climbing
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to boost; to force up; to push up
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
middle of the night; dead of night
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
preface; introduction; preamble
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
driving without a license (licence)
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
rather; sooner; preferably
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
very much; exceedingly; extremely
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly