water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
race (of people); type of person
to read aloud; to read to someone
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
quiz; short test; mini test
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
National Center Test for University Admissions
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
in deep black; in jet black
to crouch; to squat; to cower
at first; in the beginning; originally
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
for one's true nature to come out
intelligence gathering; information gathering
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
template; run of the mill; formulaic
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
discretion; consideration; allowance