clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
short essay; pamphlet; tract
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
recommendation; referral; endorsement
question; question (mark)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
university entrance examination
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
National Center Test for University Admissions
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
success or failure; result
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
looking on from afar; being a spectator
entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
school grades; academic results
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
burnable garbage; burnable waste
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
living by oneself; living alone
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
close by; right there; short distance away; at once; as soon as possible; immediately
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)