chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
school building; schoolhouse
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
results; record; grades; marks
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
selection; choice; picking out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
only; merely; but; no more than
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
as a child; when one was a child
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)