to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
school building; schoolhouse
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
considerably; fairly; quite
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
hotcake; (American) pancake
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
instead; but (on the other hand)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to mix; to stir; to blend
to mix; to stir; to blend
continuing one's education into university
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
winning in a flash; instant defeat
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)