superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
counter for choices, options, etc.
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
without trouble; easily; readily
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
National Center Test for University Admissions
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to fit (inside something)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
short-distance race; sprint
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
standee (in a theatre); standing-room spectator; the gallery
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
opportunity to show off; showplace
Battle Royale (novel by Kōshun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)
election; selection; choice
beauty contest to name Miss ...
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
main purpose; primary objective
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
what number (in a sequence); what rank
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)