was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
day after day; day by day
screening (a movie); showing
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
music school; music academy; conservatory
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
rival; competitor; competition
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
one day; (on) a certain day
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
school festival; campus festival
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
regular customer; general audience; general public