past (exam) question collection
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
sphere; counter for balls
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
match; game; bout; contest
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
audience; spectator; spectators
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to redeem (from sin); to save
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
in this way; thus; such; uh...
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
(written) contract; agreement
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
hey there; I say; see here
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell