Tiananmen Square (in Beijing)
Tiananmen Square Massacre (1989); Tiananmen Square Incident
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
success or failure; result
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
university entrance examination
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
step; stride; counter for steps
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
specialization; specialisation
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
thought; consideration; thinking
moment by moment; hour by hour
cosmopolitan; world citizen
expertise; experience; knowledge
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
Saitama (city, prefecture)
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
senior high school; high school
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
congratulation; celebration
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar