to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
low table; table with very short legs
writing implement; writing tool
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
results; record; grades; marks
serious; severe; grave; acute
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
study group; study meeting
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
even so; anyhow; at any rate
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
teacher; instructor; professor
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to shout (in anger); to yell
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles