state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
chatter mark (machine tools)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
victim; injured party; sufferer
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
work; labor; labour; toil
exemption; exoneration; discharge
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
such a thing; something like that
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
memories; recollections; reminiscence
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
job hunting; job searching
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary