scrotum; testicles; scrotal
head start; initiative; preemption
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
historical graffiti; anonymous satirical graffiti; scrawl; scribble; graffiti
over-the-knee socks; overknee socks
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
major progress; huge advance
integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations
white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover
photograph for passports, ID cards, etc. (usu. 4x3cm)
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
looking slender in clothing
to gain weight; to put on weight
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
university entrance examination
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
redial; redialing; redialling
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
to count; to include in the number
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to