screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
another seat; different seat; special seat; another room; separate room
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
slightly early; just before
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
spring break; spring vacation
National Center Test for University Admissions
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
sensitivity; susceptibility
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
script (for a TV show, film, etc.); script (printed type imitating handwriting); script
artificial intelligence; AI
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy