mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
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
school; school building; schoolhouse
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
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
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
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