sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
and then; and so; and; so then
counter for choices, options, etc.
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
(death from) starvation; starving to death
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
club activities; extracurricular activities
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to shed light; to cast light
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
that's true; of course; obviously