Kamakurakoukoumae Station
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
many-legged; octopus-like
beauty is only skin-deep; (lit.) one gets tired of a beauty in three days
application for admittance to a school
bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)
any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way; (lit.) if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper
to impress; to engrave; to incise; to stamp (e.g. symbol); to punch
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
customer (who visits an establishment in person); in-store customer; visitor
the full-day (school system)
(telephone) area code (non-local)
elastic band; rubber band
feces; excrement; number two
to distinguish in writing; to use different writing styles; to draw (identifiably)
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
alcohol disinfection; disinfection with alcohol
law of conservation of energy
going straight to the infirmary in school
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
the state (degree) of congestion; how bad traffic jams are
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university