to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
senior high school; high school
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
thunderous roar; roaring sound
ten; 10; ten years of age
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
interference; intervention; meddling
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
match (to light fire with)
to use and then throw away
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.