blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
less-than sign or greater-than sign (< or >); inequality sign
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
(one) letter; (one) character
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
sick person; patient; invalid
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
sunlight; rays of the Sun
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
pupil; student; schoolchild
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
high achiever; student with good academic results
student number (for seating, etc. in class)