student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
directions; instructions; orders; command
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
good; goodness; right; virtue
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to be nearing death; to be dying
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
morality; moral principles
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
as if it were about oneself
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
looking pale; looking unwell
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
back off!; leave me alone!
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
deodorant; deodorizer; air freshener