education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
to sit for an examination
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
new student; freshman; first-year student
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
educator; teacher; educationalist
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
padded, sleeveless undergarment; vest
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
signature pose; trademark pose
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
school inter-class competition (esp. ball games)
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker
royalty and titled nobility
in the same manner as before; the same as always
public and private; official and personal; government and people
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
cartoon characters; anime characters
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate