recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
life; living; I; me; student
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
study of foreign languages; linguistics
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
pronunciation; production of sound
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
midtown; mid-town; middle of a town
in the mountains; among the mountains
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
front; frontage; facade; main
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
takoyaki party; taco party
general idea; concept; notion
changing clothes; change of clothes
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
reservation; putting on hold; deferment