not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
image; figure; figure; form; image
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
... years old; age (of) ...
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
national; founded and run by the central government
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
national, prefectural and other public universities and colleges
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
smooth (i.e. without problems)
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
man; male; masculine gender
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)