to talk to oneself; to mutter
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
to be well-known; to be famous
academic traditions; academic school of thought; method of study
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
even though; despite; when
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
enumeration; citation; listing
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
school rules; school regulations
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)