old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
handrail; railing; banister
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
dietetics; nutritional science
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
very great; enormous; serious
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to harvest all of (a crop); to reap completely; to finish cutting (e.g. weeds); to taper (hair) at the back; to cut hair so that it gradually gets shorter at the back of the head
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
person attending a lecture; student (taking a class, course, etc.); participant
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
diligent; hard-working; industrious
large build; large pattern
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)