to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
first meeting; first interview with
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
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.)
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
one more time; once more; once again
to follow another's example
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
such; like that; that sort of; very
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
surname; family name; last name
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
image change; changing one's image; makeover
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
new student; freshman; first-year student