nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
time around sunset; early evening
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely
graduate; alumnus; alumna
before the gate; in front of the gate
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to go too far; to go to excess
powerful medicine; strong poison
heaven and earth; top and bottom
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
mental illness; emotional disorder
distant place; faraway location; far away
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
the front; honest; upright; decent
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
gradually; day by day; every day; each day