change of schedule; schedule change
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
first shrine visit of the New Year
February; second month of the lunar calendar
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
end of term; end of semester
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
to write down; to record; to register
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
4th day of the month; four days
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
18th day of the month; 18 days
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
one day; (on) a certain day
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
confections; sweets; candy; cake
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead