aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to make a lasting impression
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
as if it were about oneself
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to push down; to press down; to force down; to depress
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to do for (the sake of someone else)
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
comical pair; pair of buffoons
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
good impression; favorable impression
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)