midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
so; like this; in this way
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)