where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
one thin flat object; one sheet
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
official announcement; proclamation
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
unproductive; counterproductive
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
surroundings; environs; circumference
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
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)
one's post; place of work; workplace
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
endurance; perseverance; patience
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint