drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
quiz; short test; mini test
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
school; school building; schoolhouse
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
at a young age; while still young
extremely talented; very gifted
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
all over Japan; throughout Japan
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
first thing in the morning
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do