certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
senior high school student
than; from; out of; except; but; more
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
until now; so far; up to the present
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(abbr) Harvard (University)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
around the world; throughout the world
to collect; to assemble; to gather
8000; eight thousand; many
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK