established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
documents to be presented; work to be submitted; submitted document; submitted work
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to get slightly dirty (all over)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
long-established; old-established; traditional
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
suspicious-looking; fishy
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
recommendation; referral; endorsement
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
being all smiles with joy
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
being about to cry; the verge of tears
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty