examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
study; diligence; discount; reduction
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry