midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to bring back; to restore
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
time; season; period; phase; stage
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
just above; right overhead
daytime; noon period of the day; matinee
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself