boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
lost article; something forgotten
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to increase; to add to; to augment
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
goodness; excellence; virtue
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
advertising section; classified ads; advertisement column; advertising space
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
probability; likelihood; chances
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
government service; the bureaucracy
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
ramen; Chinese-style noodles