drinking bout; merrymaking
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
team competition; team game
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
rebirth; new birth; nascent
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
kick; treating (someone) poorly
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to blow out; to spout out
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence