results; record; grades; marks
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
mass-market segment; main (e.g. price range); largest (e.g. age group)
right in the center (centre)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to read the situation; to sense the mood
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
junior high school student; middle school pupil
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
cooking; food preparation
close to the wall; alongside the wall
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
serious; not joking; straight
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
there is no way that ...; easy; simple