examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
Japanese person; Japanese people
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
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)
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
tendency; trend; inclination
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
review; reconsideration; revision
really; truly; indeed; good grief
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
power; might; authority; influence
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
marking; grading; scoring
elementary level; beginner level
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to be needed; to be wanted
water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water
advanced level; high grade; senior
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
high heels; high-heeled shoes
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
prohibition; inhibition; ban
by myself; in person; by oneself
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
how; in what way; by what means
don't you think?; indicates question
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker