finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
to increase in value; to gain prestige
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
kanji test; test of kanji skills
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
advance; moving forward; progress
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
national certification; national qualification; government certification
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
license; permit; licence; certificate
vocational school; technical school
exemption; exoneration; discharge
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
matter to be checked or investigated
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
qualifications of candidacy for an examination
fourth day of the month; four days
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably