neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
second-year student; biennial
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
study; diligence; discount; reduction
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
special lecturer; guest lecturer
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
observation; survey; watching
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored