left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
The Tale of Genji (manga)
to do together; to share; to participate in
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
infancy; childhood; tender age
private tutor; coach; governess
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
equality; impartiality; evenness
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
stealthily; secretly; in secret
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
entertainment; amusement; fun
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
number of times; frequency; count
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
persecution complex; paranoia
to burn with combativeness
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
in that manner; like that
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
preference; priority; precedence
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle