third person singular present
present form; present tense
made-to-order; custom-made
free-form (answer, etc.); essay style
personality assessment; personality analysis
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese); bound auxiliary; auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
specialized course; specialised course; something that is specialized for a certain field or application (e.g. a sauce specially made for zaru soba)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
short essay; pamphlet; tract
(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
special lecturer; guest lecturer
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
only the results matter; it's all about the results
same kind; accomplices; companions
passing mark (examination); passing grade
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
question sheet; question paper
piece of cake; a walk in the park
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
round; circular; spherical
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
success or failure; result
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry