pilgrimage to sacred places; visiting the real-life locations used in an anime, manga, etc.
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
private tutor; coach; governess
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
women's college; women's university
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
soccer club (at a school); football club
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
same crime; being equally guilty
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to feel a chill run down one's spine
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
international; diplomatic intercourse
incident; affair; happening; event
in succession; one after another
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
mountain range; mountain system
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge