student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
until now; so far; up to the present
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress