exemption; exoneration; discharge
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
educational institution; school; academy; campus
be (that) as it may; having said that
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
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)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
reaching; attaining; arrival
long ago; already; a long time ago
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
cannot be helped; unavoidable
inspection; examination; checking
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
fifth day of the month; five days