people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
(committee) chairman; president
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be too numerous; to be too much
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
eccentric; crank; oddball
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
first meeting; first interview with
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
long time; long interval; for quite some time
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to start slowly; to lag behind
several minutes; a few minutes
medical science; medicine
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice