examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
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)
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
30th day of the month; 30 days
older sister and younger brother
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to do together; to share; to participate in
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
at work; in the midst of work; working
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
summer vacation; summer holiday
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
sons and daughters; children; girl
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
pupil; student; schoolchild
cost of a meal (or meals)
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook