to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
examination; consideration; test; quiz
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
educational system; school system
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
leadership; initiative; spearhead
Western-style; Western-fashioned
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to establish; to formulate
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
high achiever; student with good academic results
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to escape from; to get out
decline; fall; decay; withering
school of one's (first, second) choice
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
diligent; hard-working; industrious
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to speak ill of; to disparage
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms