entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)
Asuka period (550-710 CE)
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
perfect; complete; flawless
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
memory-making; making memories
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
to pack; to box; to package
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
reading too much into (what ... says)
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
flour; meal; powder; dust
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
action committee; executive committee
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
vexing; irritating; impatient
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)