strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
time; hour; period; class
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
big chance; big opportunity
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
notice; notification; report; posting
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
free (of charge); gratuitous
100,000; hundred thousand
8000; eight thousand; many
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
promotion (school, military, etc.)
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism