student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
society; public; community; social studies
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
number of days (times) one has attended
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
truancy; school non-attendance
recommendation; endorsement
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be worried; to be troubled
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character