new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
right in the middle (of); midst; height
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to stiffen; to become stiff
inspection; examination; check
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to serve; to work for; to attend
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
secret information; intelligence
persistence; single-mindedness
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
end; tip; extremities; terminal
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
looking pale; looking unwell
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
government service; the bureaucracy
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
physical condition; state of health
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry