post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
temple (in a loom); tenter
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
first year of high school; first-year high school student
American continent; the Americas
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
baseball ground; baseball stadium
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
elegant; graceful; refined
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
romantic film; love movie
studying very hard; studying like mad
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
family restaurant (varied menu options, inexpensive); casual dining restaurant
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work