examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
summer vacation; summer holiday
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
review; reconsideration; revision
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
question sheet; question paper
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
stick figure; stick person
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
final; eventual; ultimate
when looked at in that way
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
like this; this sort; this way
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight