than; other than; except; but
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to look away; to turn away
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to ask a question of (a person)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
smoothly; easily; readily
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale