to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
second-year student; biennial
Lydia (Iron Age kingdom of Asia Minor)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
elder sister; effeminate man
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
by all means; by all costs
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
life; living; I; me; student
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
small fraction; small proportion
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs