to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to like; to love; to be fond of
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
review (of learned material); revision
major subject; special study
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
everything; anything; nothing
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
set meal; special (of the day)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine