designated school recommendation; recommendation for admission from a school designated by the university
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to finish; to end; to close
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
in a day; in a brief space of time
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
voting; ballot; poll; vote
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
script; screenplay; scenario
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
The Phantom of the Opera (musical, novel, film, etc.)