free trial (e.g. of software, game, etc.)
to miss; to fail to capitalize; to fail to capitalise
unsuccessful candidate; rejected person
slip of the pen; mistake in writing; misspelling; lapsus calami
percentage of correct answers
attendance; attending to someone; taking care of someone
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
allotment (allocation) of marks
to score points with (a person)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
winter; wintertime; winter term
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
past (exam) question collection
question sheet; question paper
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
down to earth; reasonable
university graduate; having graduated from university
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
equipment; harness; fittings
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
hotel charge; lodging expense
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)