to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
successive generations; successive emperors
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
Nazi; Nationalsozialist; Nazi Party
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
regular (periodic) examination
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
summer vacation; summer holiday
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
casual speech; peer language; informal language
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to be found; to be discovered
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
assortment; product lineup
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
mother; motherboard; Mother (Superior); title of a senior nun
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to beat to death; to kill
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
laughing foolishly; cackling
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)