hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be worried; to be troubled
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
ignorant of the ways of the world
regret; repentance; remorse
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
village; hamlet; countryside; country
at that time; in those days
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
too much; excessively; too
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to jump up and down; to hop
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
to become empty; to be emptied
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to indicate; to show; to point to
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not