student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
physical strength; muscle strength
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
modern Japanese; current written style
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
just you wait and see (as a threat)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to congratulate; to celebrate
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
one more time; once more; once again