hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
two days before; day before yesterday
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
at that time; in those days
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
funny story; funny anecdote
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to watch over; to watch attentively
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
now that; since; so long as; because
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
the staff; inside the department
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
God; god; ace; king; superior person