to sit for an examination
consequently; as a result
passing mark (examination); passing grade
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
official notice; notification
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
desperately; for one's dear life
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
selection; choice; picking out
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)