persistence; single-mindedness
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to go out and away; to leave
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
handrail; railing; banister
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
going through; going via; going by way of
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
school grades; academic results
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to increase; to add to; to augment
such ... as; or some such
to cause someone to worry
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
way out; means to escape; escape route
discovery; detection; finding
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive