summer vacation; summer holiday
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
it is not (like that) either
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
in that way; thus; so; so?
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
educational institution; school; academy; campus
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
results; record; grades; marks
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey