leaving a cram school; dropping out of a cram school
practice test; practice exam; mock exam
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
combined junior high and high school
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
mental aspect; mental side
upward adjustment; upward revision
detailed; minute; articulate
passing mark (examination); passing grade
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
disinfection; sterile filtration
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
winner-takes-all (system)
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
correction; looking over; touching up
revision (of text); alteration; change
report card; result sheet
to be responsive; to show immediate results
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
cattleya (type of orchid)
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)