standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
to be exhausted; to be worn out
high ground; plateau; heights
to feel depressed; to be down
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to arrive home; to return
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
application problem; exercises
review (of learned material); revision
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
room light; interior light
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
joints; points (of a speech)
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to strip and leave clothes lying around
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
one's whole life; one's lifetime
protection against dust; dust-proof; dust-tight
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order