thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
prize for perfect attendance
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
due form; official; formality
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
however; having said that; but
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to stray from; to get lost
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
number of days (times) one has attended
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
set of three; three sets; three classes
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
extended leave; long vacation
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
enthusiastic schoolteacher; passionate teacher
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude