student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
to forget to say; to forget to mention
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
(linguistic) competence; language capability
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
junior high school student; middle school pupil
hand used like a sword in striking
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
moderate; proper; just right
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
being on duty; person on duty
absorption; suction; attraction
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
several years; a few years
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to be reminded of; to call to mind
carefree; free from worry
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
bedside; near one's pillow
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)