studies; schoolwork; classwork
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
grey moustache; white beard
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to be entwined; to be involved
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
bad influence; negative influence
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
fan-tan (card game); sevens; parliament
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to graduate from a university
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to start working; to take action
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to lay aside; to set aside
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
working adult; full-fledged member of society
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
study; pursuit of knowledge