Japanese person; Japanese people
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
go that far; to that extent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
construction; establishment
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
immortal; undying; indestructible
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
disparate society; stratified society
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
primary school; elementary school; grade school
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
rote learning; education that stresses memorization
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
just the other day; quite recently
female university student; female college student
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)