second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pass (of time); to elapse
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
after school (at the end of the day)
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
results; record; grades; marks
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
single word; a few words; brief comment
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of