still better; even better
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
blow; hit (on the body); beating
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
boarder; boarding student
junior high school student; middle school pupil
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
still; even now; to this day
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
head of the student council; president of the student council
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
armchair theory; impracticable theory
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to become possible; to become able to (do)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
thought; consideration; thinking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support