top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
third day of the month; three days
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
serious; severe; grave; acute
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
history of Japan; Japanese history
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
return of something; repayment
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to blow through; to blow across
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
funny story; funny anecdote
this and that; one thing or another
tenth day of the month; ten days
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
every year; yearly; annually
to triumph; to be elated with success
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
bento; Japanese box lunch