burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
oracle; revelation; divine message
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
collaboration; joint work
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
dividing into four; quartering
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
noisy; confused; uproarious
with a start; with a jump
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
attendance (at school); going to school
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
January; first month of the lunar calendar
temporary absence from school
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
pupil; student; schoolchild
absence due to illness; sick leave
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through