study; diligence; discount; reduction
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
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
suffix for familiar person
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
and yet; though; when; in spite of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
feeling; sense; impression
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
time; season; period; phase; stage
second-year student; biennial
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
supplementary classes or lectures
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
very busy (person or thing)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
excursion; field trip; school trip
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
something; some kind of; for some reason
fast-talking; rapid talking
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
observation; survey; watching
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
promotion (school, military, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction