voice guidance; voice guide; audio guide; spoken instructions
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
performing music in the street; busking
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
strong; powerful; strong (taste, e.g. coffee)
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
this school; the school in question
first month of the lunar calendar; January
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
light music; popular music
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
(social) position; status
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
goodbye; farewell; so long
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
Democratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party); Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
school of one's (first, second) choice
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation