mock exam; practice exam; practice test
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
the other day; a few days ago
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
prohibition; inhibition; ban
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
palatial residence; stately mansion
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
very much; exceedingly; extremely
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
natto (fermented soybeans)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world