to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
breath; breathing; tone; mood
north wind; northerly wind
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
pupil; student; schoolchild
just the other day; quite recently
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to rush over; to run up to
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)