winter daphne (Daphne odora)
Mossad (Israeli secret service)
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
military service; combat experience
whether or not; presence or absence
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
ready with a rifle leveled
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
different thing; another question; different case
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to be exhausted; to be tired out
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
two times; twice; two degrees
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
finishing blow; coup de grâce