present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
race (of people); type of person
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
practice; practising; experience
established fact; fait accompli
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to pass (of time); to elapse
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
commuting to school; school commute
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
otherwise; or else; if not
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
performer; entertainer; celebrity
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
police; police officer; police station