to spread rumors; to spread rumours
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
dissociation; unravelling and separating
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to close (one's eyes); to shut
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
applicant; candidate; volunteer
most (numerous); largest (number of)
publicity (information) activities; public relations
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
reasoning; logic; persuasion
important points; main points; gist; list of requirements
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
initial screening (of applicants); preliminary screening
acceptee; accepted candidate; person who has passed (e.g. a test); passer-by; transiter
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
one's home country; one's homeland
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
priority level; degree of relative priority
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
transfer; assignment; conveyance
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
professional team (usu. in sport); pro team