house where one was born; one's parents' house
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be born; to come into this world
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary school
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
primary school; elementary school; grade school
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
decline in academic ability; decline in academic performance
second-year student; biennial
leaving school during a term
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable