examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
12th day of the month; 12 days
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
longevity noodles (eaten in China on one's birthday)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
major earthquake; large earthquake
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
I see; that's right; indeed
process; course; mechanism
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
long ago; a long time ago; already
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter; focus
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe