English, Mathematics and Japanese
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
unaccounted-for expenditures
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
verification of accounts; checking figures; arithmetic check
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
bet; wager; stake; gamble
assumed innocence; feigned ignorance
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
ticket window; box office; ticket
national network broadcast; nation-wide broadcast
department of agriculture
ordinary train; slow train
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
allotment (allocation) of marks
scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
special lecturer; guest lecturer
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
campus life; student life; life as a university student
same kind; accomplices; companions
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
passing mark (examination); passing grade
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)
insecticide; insect repellent
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to skip over (while reading); to skim
how many months?; how long?
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)