dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
strategy meeting; council of war
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to follow another's example
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
together; at the same time; same; identical
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to farm; to cultivate a field
grandfather; male senior-citizen