reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
style of polite speech in Japanese (with sentences ending in "desu" and verbs ending in "masu")
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to give an impression; to make an impression
good impression; favorable impression
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
within; inside of; less than
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court; 1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
tendency; trend; inclination
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
nice; likeable; desirable
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
year on year; on the previous year
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk