to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
results; record; grades; marks
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
senior high school; high school
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
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)
more than usual; especially; particularly
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
question; inquiry; enquiry
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella