compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
regular (TV or radio) program (with a fixed weekly or daily time slot)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
surname; family name; last name
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
plump ears (large, fleshy earlobes), said to bring good fortune
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)