that day; the very same day
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
difficult to ...; hard to ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
when; at what moment; what time
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
class meeting; classroom assembly
life; living; I; me; student
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
topic of discussion; agenda
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly