class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
modern Japanese; current written style
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
island in a pond or river
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to make a success in life
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
madness; craziness; insanity
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to work hard; to work diligently
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about