towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
because of; owing to; due to
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to bring; to take; to bring about
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
difference; disparity; gap
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through