system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
sullenly; discontentedly; with hurt feelings
something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly
lateral; sideways; (from) side to side
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
cc (email); carbon copy; cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre; milliliter
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
demonstration; manifestation; protest
being disliked by everyone
to tower; to rise; to soar
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
store brand; straight bond; station break; sideback; social business
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
wedding reception banquet
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
full view; plain sight; completely visible
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
reading aloud; recitation
detonator; percussion cap
game brain; dementia caused by overuse of electronic games
to give permission to marry
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon