textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
results; record; grades; marks
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
special promotion (in rank or grade)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
it seems so; that's what it looks like
surroundings; circumference
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
refinement; elegance; grace
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying