pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
explanation; interpretation
steady; firm; solid; secure
joint together; opposite; facing
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
marking; grading; scoring
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
Bourbon Dynasty (France, Spain, etc.)
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
illuminism; enlightenment
spread; span; expanse; extent
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
Declaration of the Rights of Man (during the French Revolution; 1789)
constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
(political) administration; political power
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
allotment (allocation) of marks
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this