taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
senior high school; high school
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
economics department; economics school
home area; home town; local
Spain; Spanish (language)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
image; figure; figure; form; image
world; society; people; the public
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to put one's hand on; to touch
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to make one's rounds; to patrol
mass communication; mass media
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known