foundation stone; cornerstone
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
dancing or jumping for joy
single word; a few words; brief comment
to get out of bed; to show a leg
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
third-year student; third-year pupil
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
provisional club enrolment (school, etc.); trial period in a club
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name