directions; instructions; orders; command
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
in that manner; like that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
annual (plant); first-year student
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
attack; assault; attempt; try
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to jump up and down; to hop
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
notice; attention; observation
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
this for sure; certainly is
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly