development; exploitation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
study; learning; tutorial
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
kindergartener; preschooler
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
new book; new publication
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to some extent; to a certain extent
automatic; intransitive verb
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
final; eventual; ultimate
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to shake; to sway; to waver
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
for example; for instance; e.g.
such ... as; or some such
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
state-sponsored; national
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)