split among friends; falling out; internal discord
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
new student; freshman; first-year student
not limited to; not just ...
to stay calm; to keep cool
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
genuine; authentic; true; real
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
disadvantageous; long (odds)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
sixth day of the month; six days
route; way; course; directions
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
low-level education; inferior education
several people; a few people
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
effectiveness of a drug; efficacy of a drug
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams