teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
troupe; theatrical company
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
two persons; two people; pair; couple
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
when; how soon; how long until
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
working adult; full-fledged member of society
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
postwar period; period after Second World War