former (incumbent); predecessor
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
settlement; immigration; entering a (Japanese) settlement
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
laughingstock; object of ridicule
to teach; to take a teaching job
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
situation of one's own doing
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
overalls; wrapper; duster; smock
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
air-permeability; breathability
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
accept one who comes to you
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
recreation; diversion; relaxation
moisture; humidity; dampness