rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
mass infection; infection outbreak; infection cluster
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
order; command; directions; instructions
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
past (exam) question collection
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
black kite (Milvus migrans)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
obscure; vague; ambiguous
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
law of conservation of mass
commencing with; including
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
current issues; current topics
news programme; news program
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
father and mother; parents