election; selection; choice
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
adviser; advisor; consultant
to put on airs; to assume importance
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
error; mistake; slip; bug
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to be found; to be discovered
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
in accordance with plans; just as planned
Autumnal Equinox Day (national holiday; September 22, 23 or 24)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
tendency; trend; inclination
acrid; pungent; irritating
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
report; notification; registration
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact