to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
living; lifestyle; living room
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; other side; other party
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
how many months?; how long?
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
rather; better; instead; if anything
results; record; grades; marks
pupil; student; schoolchild
every month; each month; monthly
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
as you see; as you can see
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
it is not (like that) either
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply