to win one's first battle (game, match)
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
to take (be in) charge of
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
writing implement; writing tool
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
moderate; proper; just right
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
high achiever; student with good academic results
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
research funds; research expenses
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
able official; capable official
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter