all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
consequently; as a result
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
homeroom; form room; form class
club activities; extracurricular activities
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
results; record; grades; marks
after a long time; for the first time in a while
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
promotion; raising of status