line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
report; notification; registration
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
to press a question; to cross-examine
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
young master; son of a high-ranking person
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to become desperate; to give in to despair
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
feel (of a material); texture
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion