in accordance with; according to
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
long-established; old-established; traditional
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
deputy head teacher; vice principal
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
chief; main; principal; major
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
array; muster; line-up; full force
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
single word; a few words; brief comment
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
one by one; one each; one at a time
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
woman; female; feminine gender
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
prohibition; inhibition; ban
forgetting; lapse of memory
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum