studies; schoolwork; classwork
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
educator; teacher; educationalist
related (relevant) matters; matters relevant to the subject
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
coming out (disclosing one's sexual orientation or gender identity); revealing (e.g. something embarrassing); disclosure; announcement
that's the way it is; such is life
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
creation; Creation (by God)
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
founder of a religious sect
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
triangles (used in mechanical drawing); set square
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi