loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
both; both sides; both parties
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
high and low; rise and fall
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to appease; to suppress; to calm
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
due form; official; formality
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
light music; popular music
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to chase; to run after; to pursue