factory manager; works manager
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
old friend; familiar face
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
long time; long interval; for quite some time
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)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
human relations; personal relationships
modesty; humility; being humble
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to recall; to remember; to recollect
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
in that way; like that; that way
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
these guys; these fellows
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract