as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
such; this sort of; like this
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
because; the reason why is
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
environment; circumstance
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
pro boxing; professional boxing
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?