I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
interior; inside; internal
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
solitude; loneliness; isolation
social life; social intercourse
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
study; pursuit of knowledge
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
one cause; one reason; one factor
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
results; record; grades; marks
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to flare up; to burst into flames
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
source of revenue; financial supporter
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
society; the world; the times
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization