academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
duty; function; office; mission; task
by sheer strength; by brute force
to remove; to move out of the way
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
technique; art; skill; move
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
alone; by oneself; on one's own
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
clicking; clopping; clacking
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
question; inquiry; enquiry
as if nothing had happened
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of