someone; a certain person
without; but if; otherwise; or else
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
school of one's (first, second) choice
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to have a reason; to have an excuse
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
unable to resist; unable to suppress
two classes; double; two sets
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
window-side; window (seat, e.g. on a plane)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening