student in a higher grade; upperclassman
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
expression; look; countenance; face
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
of course; certainly; naturally
all eyes; public attention
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
entreaty; appeal; petition
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
(one's precious) only child
inheritance; something given or received
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
first-class goods; A-grade product
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
... years old; age (of) ...