will; testament; last request
of course; certainly; naturally
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
operating room; operating theatre
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
temporary fastening; temporary fixing in place
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
had better ...; had better not ...
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
place; situation; position; location
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
failure; mistake; blunder
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded