continuing one's education into high school
to torment; to harass; to tease
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
quotation; citation; reference
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
standing firm; holding out
to pass on an order; to pass the word
permeation (e.g. of water); percolation; seepage
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
perfect; just right; ideal
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
Homo economicus; economic human; financial expert; businessperson
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
deterioration; changing for the worse
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
leader of a charge; first to arrive
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
(in) her way; peculiar to her