at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to think too much; to be over-concerned
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
cannot be compared with; no match for
new student; freshman; first-year student
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
moment by moment; hour by hour
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to come to mind; to pop into one's head