technical college; higher schools and colleges
life; living; I; me; student
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
district; section; sector
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
so; like this; in this way
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
such; like that; that sort of; very
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to look forward to something