third person singular present
free-form (answer, etc.); essay style
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
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
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
only the results matter; it's all about the results
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
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
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
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
retirement; resignation; stepping down
self-analysis; autoanalysis
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
new discovery; new invention
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
not necessarily so; is not always true
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)