to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
(examination) comments and marks; rating
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
weather forecast; weather report
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
proposal; proposition; suggestion
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
conviction; belief; confidence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
campground; campsite; camping-ground