annual (plant); first-year student
superintendent of education
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
quite; utterly; really; completely
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
studies; schoolwork; classwork
very busy (person or thing)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
aluminium sash (aluminum) (i.e. window frame)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
character building; formation of character; personality development
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
it is I who should say so
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
set of three; three sets; three classes
open; spacious; extensive
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to get going; to start off
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
arrival of goods; goods received
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel