to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
current student; enrolled student
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
rare; extraordinary; singular
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
(moral) conduct; behaviour; behavior; deportment
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
king's younger brother; royal brother
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
educator; teacher; educationalist
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid