entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
secret technique; secret art
endless circle of transmigration in the six posthumous worlds
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
from outside; from the side
to perceive; to understand
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
natto (fermented soybeans)
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to increase; to add to; to augment
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)