as a child; when one was a child
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
holding two or more positions concurrently
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
in comparison to; rather than
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
black belt (judo, karate, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be conspicuous; to stand out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
beginning; outset; first; onset
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
now; the present time; just now; another; more