student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
foil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
most (numerous); largest (number of)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
fair and square; open and aboveboard
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
moderator; host; chairman
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
finger flick to the forehead
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy