standard driver's licence
testing centre for driving tests
motor scooter; moped; motorized bicycle
polyethylene terephthalate; PET; positron emission tomography; PET
initial medical examination
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
plastic (usu. of bags); vinyl
examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
fried prawns; fried shrimp
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
quarrel; dispute; argument
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to head home; to leave for home
January; first month of the lunar calendar