national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
results; record; grades; marks
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
large number (of); many; majority
invitation; introduction; temptation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
posing; modeling; modelling
influencing (a person) for good
to look away; to avert one's eyes
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
and yet; though; when; in spite of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)