examination results; test result; test outcome
research for a graduation thesis; graduation thesis work; graduation research project
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
precocity; early ripening; premature development
overestimation; overvaluing
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
extermination; expulsion; destruction
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
keeping things tidy and in order
jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
chronological order; time series
way of solving (a problem); solution
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
absentmindedly; vacantly; dully; to be unattractive; to be unsophisticated; to be unrefined
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to