false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
failing mark; failing grade
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
dosa (ill will, antipathy); irateness; anger
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
final; eventual; ultimate
very; much; greatly; a lot of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
ten; 10; ten years of age
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
human kindness; human weakness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
symbol; code; sign; notation
enumeration; citation; listing
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
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decline in academic ability; decline in academic performance
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
to get angry; to become perverse
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
rest; break; recess; intermission