secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
everything working out as desired
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
each and all; every single one; everybody
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
back off!; leave me alone!
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
recovery; undoing; recall
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually