common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
long-awaited; much-awaited
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
review (of learned material); revision
tendency; trend; inclination
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
question sheet; question paper
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
simple; easy; convenient; handy
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; (lit.) wisdom fever; fever that comes from using one's head too much