new student; freshman; first-year student
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to be too numerous; to be too much
business world; business circles; (the) industry
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
Imperial Household Agency
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to (a place); until (a time)
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
members; member; constituent
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
primary school; elementary school; grade school
several people; a few people
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to take away; to carry away
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight