the other day; lately; recently; during this period
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
meeting place; assembly hall
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
management; administration; operation
student union; student center; students' hall
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
portrait; likeness; picture
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to compete with; to vie for
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
you (plural); all of you; you all
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie