since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
disgusting; gross; bad feeling; weird
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
family; members of a family
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
but; however; provided that
applying to enter more than one school
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
admission ticket for an examination
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
to get on the wrong vehicle (bus, train, etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up