while studying; presently studying
becoming old; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
each (every) time; whenever
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
soon; before long; in the near future
at a stroke; with a single swoop
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
earthenware; porcelain; china; Seto ware; ceramic ware from Seto (Aichi Prefecture)
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
Japanese-made thing; Japanese goods; Japanese style thing
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to live; to make a living; to get on with
light meal; snack; refreshments
main cause; primary factor
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
review (of learned material); revision
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)