doctors; teachers; lawyers
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
door; gate; opening; title page
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
not worth doing; waste of effort
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
reaction; response; reaction
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
settlement; solution; resolution
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
last ray of hope; only hope
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
there is nothing; having nothing