National Center Test for University Admissions
something like ...; something called ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
neighbourhood; neighborhood
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
God; god; ace; king; superior person
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement