section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
without; but if; otherwise; or else
image; figure; figure; form; image
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
to hit hard; to strike hard
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
study group; study meeting
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
racking up unmanageably large mobile data costs; bill shock; (lit.) death by packet; being subjected to download speed restrictions (as a result of exceeding one's monthly mobile data allowance)