copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
chart; diagram; graph; figure
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
academic paper; scholarly paper; academic article; treatise
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
border (between countries); national border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)
medicine; medical science
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
Hyōgo Prefecture (Kinki area)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
school; proofreading; proof
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to get along well with; to make a go of it
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
indefinite postponement; putting on hold
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)