north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
district; section; sector
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
time; hour; period; class
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
school building; schoolhouse
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
corridor; hallway; passageway
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
chair; stool; post; office; position
some people; a few people; several people
student (esp. a university student)
serious; severe; grave; acute
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
professor; teaching; instruction
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to pay attention; to be watchful
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
end of term; end of semester
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
whispered conversation; whispering