entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
computer-scored answer sheet; optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
suffix for familiar person
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
quotation; citation; reference
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)