term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
for example; for instance; e.g.
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
simply; merely; only; solely
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
general idea; concept; notion
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to crumble away; to collapse
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
region; limits; stage; level
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to bring back; to restore
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
several sheets (flat objects)