May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
with a start; with a jump
what do you want?; can I help you?
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
recommendation; referral; endorsement
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
unofficial report; confidential report
promotion (school, military, etc.)
number of days (times) one has attended
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
results; record; grades; marks
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
writing (e.g. as a profession)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
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.)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
height (of body); stature
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence