connection; link; relationship
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
city library; municipal library; public library
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
world history; international history
work-in-progress; working state
copy-and-paste; copypasta; block of text which is copied and pasted across the Internet
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
materials; data; document
minimum; at the very least
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
wherein; therein; thereinto