examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
tingling; stinging; pungently
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(period of) a year; during an era
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
department store; department
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
pessimism; disappointment
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
doctrine that all phenomena are produced from consciousness (a central teaching of the Avatamska sutra); spiritualism (in philosophy)
historical view; view of history (from a given point of view)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
one parent; single parent
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
not necessarily so; is not always true
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking