denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
police; police officer; police station
security guard; doorkeeper
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be wanted
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
interview (e.g. for a job)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
good family; respectable family; decent family
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
leaving school during a term
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
mountain in early spring; mountain that has the appearance of spring
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
principal of a private school