gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
multi-layered; multi-tiered; multi-storied
final performance; swan song; last act
to crumble away; to collapse
race (of people); type of person
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
few decades; many decades; several decades
to mark the end; to spell the end
sunlight; rays of the Sun
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
refinement; elegance; grace
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
third-year student; third-year pupil
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to discuss; to talk together
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
school of one's (first, second) choice
refinement; narrowing-down
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school