trip abroad; overseas travel
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to continue (going along some trend)
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
ticket machine; ticket-vending machine
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
single-lens reflex camera
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
face with no make-up; sobriety
unrequited love; one-sided love
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
armour (e.g. tank); armor
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
royalty and titled nobility
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
surrounding at a distance
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services