genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
in low spirits; dejected; sad
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
note (letter) left behind; will
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
moisture; humidity; dampness
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
having said that; on the other hand
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)