backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
previous engagement; prior contract
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
the opposite direction; the other way
troubled face; worried expression
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
(political) administration; political power
moving tale; impressive tale
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
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
private person; individual
weekly publication; weekly magazine
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
calamity; misfortune; disaster
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)