thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
second-year student; biennial
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
winter vacation; winter holidays
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be able to manage somehow or another
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
time; hour; period; class
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger