taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
continuation; succession; series
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
piece; fragment; one (object)
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
anniversary of the establishment (of)
decision; settlement; definition
winter vacation; winter holidays
being carried out; being put into practice; in operation
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; loot crate
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
serious; severe; grave; acute
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
father; dad; husband; you; he
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to redeem (from sin); to save
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
in the meanwhile; during the time
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to jump at; to be attracted by
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations