guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
English, Mathematics and Japanese
near-threatened (species)
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica); blister beetle; oil beetle
threatened (species); endangered
to promote individuality; to develop character; to draw out (e.g. a child's) individuality
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
free-form (answer, etc.); essay style
computer-scored answer sheet; optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
top university; leading university; first-rate university
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
past (exam) question collection
blazing heat; scorching sun
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
studying very hard; studying like mad
report card; result sheet
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill