than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
wherein; therein; thereinto
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
while studying; presently studying
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
such ... as; or some such
final; eventual; ultimate
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
review (of learned material); revision
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
memory; ability to remember
trivial; not amounting to much