accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
how many years; how long; what year
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
the same generation; coeval
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
witnessing; observing; sighting
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
(personal) background check
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why