storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
system; institution; organization; organisation
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
as expected; as predicted
to taste; to try (food or drink)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
criterion (criteria) for selection
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
declaration of war; proclamation of war
then; and (then); in that case; if so