to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
senior high school student
junior high school student; middle school pupil
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
the same generation; coeval
pupil; student; schoolchild
serious; severe; grave; acute
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)