abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to have an eye on; to zero in on
reconciliation; make peace with
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
results; record; grades; marks
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
cruelty; hard-heartedness
thorough; exhaustive; complete
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
independence; self-reliance
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion