timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
line; queue; procession; matrix
new student; freshman; first-year student
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to get slightly dirty (all over)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
every year; yearly; annually
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
graduate; alumnus; alumna
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
boy; son; baby boy; young man
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
several people; a few people
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
light blue; pale blue; aqua
big man; large man; tall man; giant
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
pupil; student; schoolchild
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
boarder; boarding student
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand