examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
argument based on personal impressions
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
(committee) chairman; president
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
hundred points; perfect mark
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
compensating; making up for; supplementation
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune
to ask a question; to ask questions
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
future (usually near); prospects
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)