qualifications of candidacy for an examination
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
the whole year; all the year
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
to follow; to conform; to apply to
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
many people; a large number of people
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
good prospects; full of hope; promising
senior high school student
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
unprecedented; never seen before
bento; Japanese box lunch
meeting hall; assembly hall
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to rearrange; to resequence
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)