senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
timewise; temporal; chronal
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
bedside; near one's pillow
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
hold; holding; long press (touchscreen gesture); touch and hold; hold (in rock climbing or bouldering); hold (in wrestling)
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)