examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
system; institution; organization; organisation
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to say no more; to sink into silence
being argued into silence; being left speechless
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
and yet; though; when; in spite of
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)