National Center Test for University Admissions
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
story; tale; talk; discussion
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
impossible; unlikely; improbable
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
college of general education