system; institution; organization; organisation
specialization; specialisation
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to be flexible; to be accommodating
second-year student; biennial
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
just because; even if; even though
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
furious facial expression
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
to tear up and throw away
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to threaten; to intimidate
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
study; pursuit of knowledge
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess