taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
serious; not joking; straight
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
future (usually near); prospects
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
exercises; practice problem
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to live; to make a living; to get on with
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to pass (of time); to elapse
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
society; the world; the times
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake