present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
resurrection; resuscitation; regeneration; university student in ... year
promotion (school, military, etc.)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
tacit; unspoken; implicit
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
Shudra; Sudra (member of India's worker caste)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
appearance; features; looks
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled