beginning; outset; first; onset
test period; exam period; examination time
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
(not) so much; (not) that much
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
chair; stool; post; office; position
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
bureau director; office chief
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
continuing one's education into university
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
difference; variation; difference
to blame; to find fault with
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be infected; to be contagious
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
unrequited love; one-sided love
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly