entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
admission ticket for an examination
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
cookware; cooking utensil
armband; arm band; brassard
observer; watchman; lifeguard
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
the other day; lately; recently
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
every year; yearly; annually
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to be common (of people); to be found everywhere
like a decent person; human
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
taking the entrance examination for a school without regard for one's chances of passing
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
participant; entrant; player; competitor
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining