contrast; antithesis; comparison
junior high school student; middle school pupil
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
schedule; program; programme; agenda
fiction; fabrication; concoction; falsework (scaffolding, etc.)
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
justifiable; warranted; reasonable
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
great person; eminent figure
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
letter; missive; note; mail
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sincerity; true heart; devotion
monetary offering; offertory
a Buddha; deceased person
compelling force; legal force
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
conviction; belief; confidence
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
manufacture; preparation; execution (an order)
offering; presentation; donation
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
reader numbers; number of subscribers (e.g. to a magazine); readership
advertising section; classified ads; advertisement column; advertising space
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)