entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
belligerence; fighting spirit
presence (impressive quality)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
correction; revision; amendment
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
even though; despite; when
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person