with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
personification; impersonation; embodiment
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
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
in the meanwhile; during the time
at that time; in those days
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
instead; but (on the other hand)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect