elementary, junior high and high school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
while; even though; despite
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
incident; affair; happening; event
how many years; how long; what year
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
relatively; comparatively
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
blank space; margin; blank canvas
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability