superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(a place) within one's reach
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
adds force or indicates command
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
container (e.g. shipping); skip
four (long cylindrical things)
counter for chairs or seats
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
globular shape; spherical shape
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection