Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
rather; better; instead; if anything
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
loved one; lover; sweetheart
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
signing; autograph session
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
second-year student; biennial
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling