entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to be at a loss for words
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to stare back (at); to glare back
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
traffic restrictions; traffic control
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
municipal office; council; city hall
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
platform; home; home base; home plate
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to sniff out; to get wind of