admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
two times; twice; two degrees
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
to gain strength; to have energy
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
spurt of blood; spray of blood
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
(temporary) closure of school
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
home telephone; home phone number
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
postponement; deferment; adjournment
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
marking; grading; scoring
to forget completely; to leave behind
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
intuition; instinct; hunch
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
fill-in-the-blank question; cloze test (i.e. text with words removed)
percentage of correct answers
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)