to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to be accepted by a university
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
emotional strength; force of will
going around; patrol; round; tour
head; brains; intellect; understanding
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
orders; instructions; directive; command
ice house; ice room; cold room
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
head house (family); birthplace; originator
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
banquet or reception hall
successive generations; successive emperors
presence (impressive quality)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
fundraising; financing; cash flow
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
in the same manner as before; the same as always
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
intimidation; threat; bluster