staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
(one's) quota; assignment
sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
world history; international history
to be able to manage somehow or other
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
student (esp. a university student)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
high rating; good reputation
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment