this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
ago; since; before; previous
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
private pupil; apprentice
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
it is not (like that) either
master; teacher; stable master
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
results; record; grades; marks
don't you think?; indicates question
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
any more; any further; any better; any longer
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan