becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
older sister and younger brother
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
posterity; future life; life to come
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
female high-school student
to dye; to colour; to color
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
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
but; however; provided that
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
full dress; formal dress; uniform
school rules; school regulations
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing