severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
error; mistake; slip; bug
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight