pressure; oppression; suppression
tradition; legend; folklore
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
type of occupation; occupational category
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to be boiled; to be cooked
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to overdo; to do too much
close; intimate; on good terms
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
second-year student; biennial
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
unspecified large number (of people)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
all night long; all through the night
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
after school (at the end of the day)