crude wood (i.e. with many knots)
main text (as opposed to any included commentary or annotations); authentic text (e.g. of a treaty, as opposed to any translation not specified as authentic); Chinese classical literature
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to get back together (with a former partner)
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
wrong; different; not like that
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
female friend; woman friend
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
review (of learned material); revision
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
head of the student council; president of the student council
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
ill will; malice; evil intent
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
the other day; lately; recently
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)