too (much); overly; excessively
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
sympathy; compassion; pity
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
senior high school; high school
finding employment; getting a job
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
young person; youth; young
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
and yet; though; when; in spite of
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
heroic legend; legend of heroes
to pour forth; to spill out
retry; another try; another go
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
same generation; one's generation
rival; competitor; competition