taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
past (exam) question collection
review (of learned material); revision
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
practice by repetition; learning by rote
there are no shortcuts in learning
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be stuffy; to be stifling; slowly (exhaling smoke)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
being about to cry; the verge of tears
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
moisture; humidity; dampness