examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
attendance; presence; appearance
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
back off!; leave me alone!
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
greeting; a fine thing to say
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
March; third month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude