advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
transfer student; student changing schools
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
review (of learned material); revision
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
pupil; student; schoolchild
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed