taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
finding employment; getting a job
troublesome; annoying; complicated
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
student (esp. a university student)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
it's not like; it isn't as if
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
understood; I see; OK; present; here
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
mum; mom; mummy; the missus