dozens; scores of; decades
pupil; student; schoolchild
to collect; to assemble; to gather
other; another; over; more than; I; me
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
professor; teaching; instruction
(social) class; rank; grade
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
very; much; greatly; a lot of
guardians; parents; father and older brother
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
not at all; not in the least
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
naughty; mischievous; unruly
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
at that time; in those days
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
falsely similar; counterfeit