rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
supplementary examination
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
busy; having no (free) time
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
bombshell announcement (statement)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
staying the night; lodging (at)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
with a broad grin; smirking
proposal; proposition; suggestion
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
health and physical education
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
complete set; all; everything
writing implement; writing tool
two classes; double; two sets
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
example; exercise (for the reader)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)