to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to let an opportunity slip
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
unfortunately; regrettably
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to go past; to pass; to pass by
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
(made of) stone; stone-built
completely; fully; entirely
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime