childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
in comparison to; rather than
studies; schoolwork; classwork
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
myself; yourself; I; me; you
number one; first; best; most; game; round
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be silent; to say nothing
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
automatic; intransitive verb
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to talk; to chat; to chatter
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
person concerned; interested party; related party
Japanese person; Japanese people
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
cares; ill feeling; reserve