senior high school; high school
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
(an) authority; (a) source; (written) reference
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
go that far; to that extent
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy