midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
in comparison to; rather than
preference; priority; precedence
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to look around; to survey
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
relatively; comparatively
to be conspicuous; to stand out
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
club activities; extracurricular activities
prohibition; inhibition; ban