to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
to be thrilled; to be excited
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
change; transformation; inversion
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); 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
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
short essay; pamphlet; tract
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; 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)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
success or failure; result
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
looking on from afar; being a spectator