(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
English(-language) literature; British literature
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
future (usually near); prospects
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
writing; composition; essay; sentence
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to be contrary to one's expectations
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
true character; real nature
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
multi-purpose auditorium; multi-purpose hall
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
(one's) current position; current location; present position
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin