self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
senior high school student
at that time; in those days
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
state capital; provincial capital; county town
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
baccalaureate; bachelor's degree
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
fellow (at an academic institution, etc.)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
that year; same year; same age
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
as; because; with; due to
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)