to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
with a (heavy) creak; with a (dull) squeak; with a grating sound; with a rasping sound
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
average; ordinary; normal
pale; pallid; bluish-white
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
erotomania; sexual obsession; sexual maniac
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
expenses; costly; expensive
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
calamity; disaster; accident
determination; resolution
wall with exposed timber pillars
good luck to come (esp. as an omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance