graduate school entrance examination
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
line; queue; procession; matrix
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
platform; home; home base; home plate
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
summary; digest; outline; abstract
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
exhibition; display; putting on show
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to become possible; to become able to (do)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
master's (academic degree)
even if not; even without