experience; history; record; career
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to be kind to; to treat kindly
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
at that time; in those days
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
Internet forum; Internet bulletin board
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
the front; honest; upright; decent
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to collect; to assemble; to gather
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)