to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
residence; living (at, in); abode
Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanto area)
home area; home town; local
commuting to school; school commute
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
as (for); for; in the capacity of
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
(a place) out of one's reach
desperately; for one's dear life
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
door; gate; opening; title page
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to press a question; to cross-examine
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy