glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
one's house; one's home; one's family
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
particularly; only; in the case of
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
superstition; superstitious belief
poop; poo; faeces; crap; trash; garbage
bureau director; office chief
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
provisional admission; waitlisted acceptance; conditional acceptance
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
prompt; immediate; in real time
being admitted from a waiting list to fill a vacancy (because an accepted candidate withdraws)