taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
failure; mistake; blunder
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
society; the world; the times
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
piece of meat; cut of meat
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
to fly around; to scatter
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
debt collection; debt collector
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
chain; series; connection; linkage
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
several times; a few times
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
madder red; dark red; crimson
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
it's been a long time; long time no see