to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
matter causing distress; something causing worry
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
each place; various places
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
value; worth; virtue; blessing
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
meanwhile; in the meantime
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
return of something; repayment
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)