examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to become empty; to be emptied
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
one by one; one after another; successively
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
standard value; reference value; nominal value
to collect; to assemble; to gather
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
use; utilization; utilisation; application
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such