pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
last night; yesterday evening
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
trauma (usu. psychological)
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to wash away; to rinse off
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
artifact; excavated article; archaeological find
breakthrough; great discovery
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)