hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
spelling mistake (usually in a foreign language)
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
UNIQLO (Japanese clothing retailer)
specialized course; specialised course; something that is specialized for a certain field or application (e.g. a sauce specially made for zaru soba)
metallic lustre; metallic luster
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
Glico (Japanese confection brand)
(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
good-quality; superior in quality
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
past (exam) question collection
uni-; single; unitary; sole
comprehension; understanding
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
look; glance; (at first) sight
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
one example of (when there are more examples)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
to make use of; to lend money
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to continue to work; to work away (at)
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
tag; slip; label; sticker