inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
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
to not have to go; to need not go
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; average; typical; normal
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
something extra; something on top; and then some; icing on the cake
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
absorption; suction; attraction
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to be of an overly talkative disposition since birth; (lit.) to be born mouth first
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
several years; a few years
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
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
apologies for the crude food