mock exam; practice exam; practice test
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to speak; to hear a voice
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
invitation; introduction; temptation
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
to make use of; to lend money
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
equality; uniformity; evenness
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to show up; to appear; to turn up
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
surely; certainly; without doubt
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by