disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
results; record; grades; marks
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
the reverse; other side; lining
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
very; greatly; exceedingly
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
street at night; making a night journey
ten; 10; ten years of age
society; company; the public; the world
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
study; diligence; discount; reduction
pride; boast; credit (to)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite