ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
summer vacation; summer holiday
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
exemption; exoneration; discharge
how far; to what extent; up to what point
participation; joining; entry
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
study of classical Japanese literature and culture; provincial school (established under the ritsuryō system for educating children of district governors); school (of a provincial capital during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)