this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
excursion; field trip; school trip
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
after that; afterwards; thereafter
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to subsist; to keep on living
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
senior high school; high school
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
second-year student; biennial
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to be conspicuous; to stand out
notice; attention; observation
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
and yet; though; when; in spite of
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)