mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
primary school; elementary school; grade school
canvas; duck; sailcloth; burlap; sackcloth
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
student (esp. a university student)
real life; actual life; everyday life
agricultural community; farm village; rural
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
tedious; boring; being fed up with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
timewasting; killing time
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
natto (fermented soybeans)