academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
by today; before the day is over
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively