to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
master; teacher; stable master
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
in the meanwhile; during the time
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
town girl; girl raised in a town
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
adherent; devotee; believer
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
showing one's face in public; facing another person
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
nonchalant air; unruffled air
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
failure; mistake; blunder