abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
society; public; community; social studies
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
exercises; practice problem
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
annual (plant); first-year student
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
interview (e.g. for a job)
one's mental make-up (structure)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
very young; little; childish; immature
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
February; second month of the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
and then; and so; and; so then
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
review (of learned material); revision
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
top of the head; crown of the head
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
in one's own way or style
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence