taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
from now; from this moment; henceforth
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
senior high school; high school
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
percent; per cent; percentage
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
for this very reason; that is exactly why
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
review (of learned material); revision
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
three; three years of age