junior high school student; middle school pupil
and yet; though; when; in spite of
entreaty; supplication; petition
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
one's original family name; maiden name
to teach; to take a teaching job
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
highest grade; superlative degree
resolute; determined; bold
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
madness; craziness; insanity
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
guess; conjecture; surmise
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
sympathy; compassion; pity
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
observation; survey; watching
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to squeeze out; to wring out
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to have a talk; to tell a story
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge