curiosity; inquisitiveness
new student; freshman; first-year student
beginning of the (fiscal) year
absence; disregard; indifference
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
commencing with; including
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
work-in-progress; working state
all eyes; public attention
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to compose; to put together
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
mike stand; microphone stand
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted