student; follower; students and pupils
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
inconsistency; contradiction; disobedience
military scholar; military writer
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
(disease) settling in internal organs; quarreling among companions; quarrelling among companions
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
whole face; all over one's face
arbitration; intercession; mediation
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
result; fruit (of); product (of)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
belief; faith; conviction