new student; freshman; first-year student
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
at work; in the midst of work; working
matcha; powdered green tea
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
near; close; beside; third person
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to run through; to run past
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
discovery; detection; finding
creak; squeak; creaking sound
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)