student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
older brother and younger sister
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
erotic humiliation; sexual humiliation; deliberate provocation of shame or embarrassment for erotic pleasure
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
crouch start (in a sprint)
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
obedience; submission; resignation
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...