self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
one day; (on) a certain day
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
closing of a school; closed school
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
being very busy; busyness
pressure; oppression; suppression
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to be saved up (of money)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
good news; happy news; glad tidings
general; popular; common; typical
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
inter-scholastic athletics competition
application; filing an application
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
charming; fascinating; attractive
system; institution; organization; organisation
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye