to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
newspaper story (article, account)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
at first; in the beginning; originally
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
form; method; system; formula
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
exemption; exoneration; discharge
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
general; popular; common; typical
constitution; rules; regulation
counter for choices, options, etc.
computer-scored answer sheet; optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet
six codes (constitution, civil code, criminal code, commercial code, code of civil procedure, code of criminal procedure); Compendium of Laws
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
(Japanese) Civil Proceedings Act (1890, revised in 1926)
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
free-form (answer, etc.); essay style
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
explanation; interpretation
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
leaving school during a term
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
past (exam) question collection
(how) many times; (how) often