teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
stealthily; secretly; in secret
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
from the beginning; from scratch
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
as (for); for; in the capacity of
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
second-year student; biennial
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
with a friendly grin; smilingly
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
explanation; interpretation
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
pronunciation; production of sound
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
systematic; organized; organizational
(period of) a year; during an era
at least; at most; (even) just
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied