instability; insecurity; crankiness
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
handrail; railing; banister
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
conquest; domination; mastery
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
results; record; grades; marks
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
senior high school; high school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
examination; consideration; test; quiz
annual (plant); first-year student
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
studies; schoolwork; classwork
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")