lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to try all possible means
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
private tutor; coach; governess
to employ; to hire; to charter
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
that day; the very same day
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to order; to command; to appoint
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
older person with more life experience
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
principle of laissez-faire
recommendation; endorsement
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to watch over; to watch attentively
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart