overseas student; exchange student
entrance exam for a university giving preference to persons who excel in one special field (skill); one-talent oriented entrance examination
to accept; to receive; to agree
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
immediately; at once; instantly
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
since when; from when; how long
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
metre; meter; meter; gauge
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
night watch; fire watchman
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
bento; Japanese box lunch
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather