(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
declaration of war; proclamation of war
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
cookery school; cooking school; culinary school; culinary academy
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
exaltation; emotional uplift