elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
Japanese-style writing desk
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
unpredictability; element of surprise
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
dried candies; dried confectionary; cookies
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
love of learning; desire for learning; passion for knowledge
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
intellectual-type gangster
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
overheating; overexcitement
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
auditor; auditing student