Vocabulary

colored pencil; coloured pencil

to touch; to feel; to handle

expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility

confidence; popularity

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

new wife

serious; earnest; sober; grave

neurology

friendship; fellowship

promotion (school, military, etc.)

long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)

lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person

bad debt; irrecoverable debt

stretcher; litter; gurney

mineral exploration

restoration; revival; resurgence

middle act

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere)

taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

(measuring) ruler

to take along; to hold in the hand

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

wise man; philosopher; sage

scoring; earning points

conduction (of heat or electricity); transmission (of light or sound)

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

electric charge; charge

to vomit; to spit out

branch temple

civil rights

good idea

keep in mind; take note of; remember

(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)

cecum; caecum; blind gut

street at night; making a night journey

vivid; lifelike; graphic

superiority complex; sense of superiority

resolute decision

preparation for a lesson