study group; study meeting
periodic; regular; routine
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
intensive; concentrated; focused
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
dreadnought class (of warship)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
elevation; height above sea level
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
source of worry; source of distress
steady; firm; solid; secure
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge