rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
calamity; misfortune; disaster
sharp sighted; easily awakened
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to raise one's voice; to shout
declaration; proclamation; announcement
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to subsist; to keep on living
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
don't worry; there's no need to worry
such; like that; that sort of; very
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)