rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
number one; first; best; most; game; round
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
way of speaking; intimation
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
at that time; in those days
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
student (esp. a university student)
at a young age; while still young
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
modesty; humility; being humble
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
assertion; declaration; affirmation