above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
even if nothing else; more than anything else
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
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
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
upbeat and freehearted; cheerful and magnanimous
first shrine visit of New Year
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
in order; in turn; one by one
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
continuing one's education into university
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
admission ticket for an examination
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
hard worker; hardworking person
multiple choice (e.g. question)
computer-scored answer sheet; optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet
free-form (answer, etc.); essay style
throwaway; disposable; single-use
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)
child's tear-stained face
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
compilation; editing; recording
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
leaving everything up to someone else