what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
allotment of rice paddies for cultivation during the cultivator's lifetime (ritsuryo system)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
history of Japan; Japanese history
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
in person; personally; directly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
life; living; I; me; student
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
writing; composition; essay; sentence
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)