in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
new student; freshman; first-year student
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
beginning; outset; first; onset
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
novelty band; comedy band
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
perfect; complete; flawless
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
impossible; unlikely; improbable
failure; mistake; blunder
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few