sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
stepwise; one step at a time
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to move forward; to move on
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
congratulation; celebration
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
fetching balls (tennis, baseball, etc.); ball boy
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student