apparently; appears to be
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
admission ticket for an examination
writing implement; writing tool
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to emphasize; to attach importance to
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
question sheet; question paper
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
mistaken answer or response
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
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 bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort