final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
everywhere; all over; throughout
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
bright person; talented student; prodigy
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to be fated; to be linked by fate
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
thick toast with honey (and often with fruit, ice cream, etc.)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
reading partway; leaving half-read
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
dropout; quitter; deserter
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
nth-year student; nth-year pupil