simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
parking on the streets; on-street parking
to find out; to discover; to locate
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
discipline; training; teaching manners
traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
in succession; one by one
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
article; thing; object; property; real estate
family structure; family composition; family makeup
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
bento; Japanese box lunch
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)