to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
no problem; piece of cake
monaural; monophonic; mono
Chomolungma (Mt. Everest)
please sit down; please have a seat
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
admission ticket for an examination
National Center Test for University Admissions
important points; main points
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
guess; speculation; supposition
school of one's (first, second) choice
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
home delivery (of food); outside catering
multiplication table; times table
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to be dispersed; to get separated
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
at a moment's notice; readily
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk