cram school; private tutoring school; juku
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly
company president; manager; director
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
there is nothing; having nothing
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
time; hour; period; class
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored