downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
doing whatever one pleases
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
former (incumbent); predecessor
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to go through formalities
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to have the privilege of doing
recess; break; breathing spell
sad; wretched; deplorable
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to talk to oneself; to mutter
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to slander; to accuse falsely
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
himself; yourself; herself
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
civil and military officers
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to be relieved; to feel relieved
calls and sounds made by insects