just now; at this moment; at this point of time
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
continuing one's education into university
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
admission ticket for an examination
one's possessions; ownership
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
historic; historical; traditional
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
other; another; over; more than; I; me
hard worker; hardworking person
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
multiple choice (e.g. question)
computer-scored answer sheet; optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet
free-form (answer, etc.); essay style
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
throwaway; disposable; single-use
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
suffering (from a calamity); affliction
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
littering; (carelessly) tossing away