deputy head teacher; vice principal
on the occasion of; at the time of
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
attraction; lure; invitation
election; selection; choice
document; official papers
to hand over; to surrender
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
switching over to; migration; transition
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
but; however; provided that
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
essay on poetry; theory of poetry
good prospects; full of hope; promising
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
human; human-like; as a person
connection; link; relationship
in accordance with plans; just as planned
already; now; no longer; not any more
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
street at night; making a night journey
hostility; animosity; enmity
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself