the way back; the way home; return trip
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
scenery; scene; landscape
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to make merry; to be festive
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
data processing; information processing
living thing; organism; creature; biology
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
Japanese history; history of Japan
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
in history; ever; historical
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
to get distracted; to jump off the track
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
finish; end; completion; result
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
flight; desertion; escape