desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
if it is (the case that ...)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
time; season; period; phase; stage
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
choices; alternatives; options
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to use (something) as a selling point
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to be accepted by a university
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
spider's thread; spider silk
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark