to rush back; to run back
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
several people; a few people
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to frolic about; to mess around
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
promotion (school, military, etc.)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
generation; lifetime; age
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
system; institution; organization; organisation
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service