dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to grow angry; to display one's anger
studying very hard; studying like mad
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
information; news; report; reward; retribution
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to cease; to stop; to be over
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
postcard; memo; note; card
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
specialist training; upper-level course
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
day of month; counter for days