establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
results; record; grades; marks
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to sit for an examination
ranking table (e.g. sports league)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
required subject; compulsory course
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
allotment (allocation) of marks
to be transparent; to show through
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to take over; to hand over
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
how long; how far; how much
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
second-year student; biennial
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case