shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
cooperation; coordination; link
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
orphan; person without friends
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
not necessarily so; is not always true
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
the same; the said; likewise
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
almost every day; almost daily
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering