barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
message; informative matter
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
be (that) as it may; having said that
to take (be in) charge of
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
four (fundamental) rules of arithmetic
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
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
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
how long; how much; to what extent
grasp; catch; understanding
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character