rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to ask a question; to ask questions
graduation ceremony; commencement
March; third month of the lunar calendar
schoolgirl; female student
to talk together; to chat together
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
singing or chanting in unison
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
traditional; conventional
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
results; record; grades; marks
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
number of days (times) one has attended
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
current student; enrolled student
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
surroundings; circumference
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage