awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
February; second month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
attendance (at school); going to school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
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)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
near; close; beside; third person
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to call the roll; to take attendance
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
extended leave; long vacation
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
library (usu. single-room); small library
study; diligence; discount; reduction
recommendation; referral; endorsement
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
senior high school student
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
absence; disregard; indifference