unwilling to submit; unsubmissive; disobedient
non-disabled; having no physical or mental disability; able-bodied
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
(carved) statue; sculpture
tent; tabernacle; small curtain-enclosed area (off a stage); Makuya (Original Gospel Movement of Japan)
recollection; reminiscence
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
day of spring; spring sun
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
new life; fresh start; new routine
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
new student; freshman; first-year student
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
moment's leisure; free minute
studies; schoolwork; classwork
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)