taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
promotion; raising of status
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
rhyming game; play on words; pun
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
sharp sighted; easily awakened
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
display window; shop window
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to laugh away; to laugh off
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
chanko; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi