standard-bearer; flag-bearer
whole school; the first proof; one proofreading
Kanji era (1087.4.7-1094.12.15)
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
winter; wintertime; winter term
(written) application; application form
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
trivial; not amounting to much
women's college; women's university
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
out-of-school; off-campus
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
growth period (in children)
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive