summer vacation; summer holiday
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
supplementary examination
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
moaning; muttering; complaining
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
progress; advance; improvement; development
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
support; supplement; help
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
instant; moment; for an instant
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable