student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
admission ticket for an examination
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
waiting for the traffic lights to change
to wear out; to wear until threadbare
leather shoes; leather boots
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to rant and rave; to raise hell
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
extremely; very; a shitload; a lot; a great amount
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
interval; step; pitch; key
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated