surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
number of characters; number of letters
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
marking; grading; scoring
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
genius; prodigy; natural gift
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
determination; resolution
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water