world; society; people; the public
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
holy moly; holy cow; whoa; wow
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
the same as always; day after day
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
directions; instructions; orders; command
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
body and soul; mind and body
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
does not seem; unlikely; improbable