distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
one thin flat object; one sheet
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
in that manner; like that
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
school of one's (first, second) choice
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)