-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
though; notwithstanding; although
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
had better ...; had better not ...
to get strong; to gain strength
and so; therefore; for that reason
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
vitality; energy; dynamism
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
juvenile prison; juvenile corrective institution
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
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
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement