training; education; development; cultivation
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
Heian period court clothing
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
past (exam) question collection
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
marking; grading; scoring
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
one large ...; a great ...
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
supply; supplying; replenishment
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to work hard; to work diligently
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
preparatory phase; preparatory period
false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
school festival; campus festival