English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages
to notify; to advise; to inform
I appreciate your efforts
divining sticks; counting; calculation
to borrow; to rent; to lease; to charter
simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
to feel depressed; to be down
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
casting; cast-metal object
studying abroad; studying overseas
to find out; to discover; to detect
full payment; liquidation
shipping company; freight company; transport company
company housing; housing provided by one's company
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
Japanese-style confectionary store
detective agency; enquiry agency
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
string instrument; stringed instrument
first cry of a newborn baby
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
another thing; other things; another man's property