breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
question sheet; question paper
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
dancing or jumping for joy
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
progress; advance; improvement; development
Saipan (island near Guam)
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to look forward to something
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
highly unpredictable; touch and go
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
physical condition; state of health
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
test period; exam period; examination time
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
violent conduct; misconduct; dissipation; profligacy; debauchery
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
perfect; perfection; perfect game
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper