laws of nature; physical laws; physics
physical law; laws of physics
general idea; concept; notion
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
general; popular; common; typical
allotment (allocation) of marks
examination in an academic subject
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
clear writing; specification
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
review; reconsideration; revision
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
power; might; authority; influence
marking; grading; scoring
elementary level; beginner level
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water
high heels; high-heeled shoes
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
prohibition; inhibition; ban