to understand from experience
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
university entrance examination
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
pupil; student; schoolchild
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
that day; the very same day
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
eternal; unlimited; endless
metre; meter; meter; gauge
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)