to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
one-way mirror; two-way mirror
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
spring term (e.g. school); spring period
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
thought; consideration; thinking
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to be used to doing; to be experienced in
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished