motive power; driving force
there are no shortcuts in learning
study group; study meeting
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
a wise man keeps away from danger
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to follow another's example
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
different opinion; objection
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
1000 ri; (a) long distance
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
first year of high school; first-year high school student
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
clear; precise; definite; distinct
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
world history; international history
history of Japan; Japanese history
elective subject or course
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to become possible; to become able to (do)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)