to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
second-year student; biennial
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to close (of flowers); to shut; to get narrower
to take over; to hand over
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
new student; freshman; first-year student
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
due form; official; formality
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
duty; function; office; mission; task
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
time; hour; period; class
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
such; this sort of; like this
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable