coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
near; close; beside; third person
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
first year of high school; first-year high school student
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
company president; manager; director
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
how many years; how long; what year
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through