simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
future (usually near); prospects
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
recommendation; referral; endorsement
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
ahead; before; the future
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
every year; yearly; annually
interested person; volunteer; supporter
individual; private person; personal; private
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
much less; to say nothing of
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
all; entire; whole; altogether
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
family; members of a family
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)