to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
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
in that way; thus; so; so?
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
weather forecast; weather report
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character