studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
surroundings; environs; circumference
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
charging (electrically); electrification
back light; backlight; backlite; backup light
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
light; right; right field; right fielder
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
how many years; how long; what year
hey there; I say; see here
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
production (e.g. play); direction
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
finding employment; getting a job
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill