habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to happen to have on hand or in stock
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
first thing in the afternoon
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
rampancy; prevalence; domination
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to pay attention; to be watchful
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
to work hard at one's lessons
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
being startled; getting a shock