to live through; to survive
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
as (for); for; in the capacity of
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
admonition; warning; advising (against); reproof
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
pupil; student; schoolchild
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship