(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
light color; light colour
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
study; pursuit of knowledge
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
overseas student; exchange student
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to collect information; to gather knowledge
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
Urman; Ullman; Ullmann; Woolman
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
pride; boast; credit (to)
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
by your leave; with your permission
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)