taking a junior high-school entrance examination
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
pupil; student; schoolchild
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
how; in what way; how about
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to ask a question; to ask questions