first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
alone; by oneself; on one's own
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one end; an end; part; fragment
they; those guys; those fellows
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
opposite side; opposition
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
while; during; while; although; all; both
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to get between; to be caught in
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
at that time; in those days
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
hair (on the head); (a) hair
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout