to hold fast; to protect to the end
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
genius; prodigy; natural gift
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
hair on the back of one's head
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being