24th day of the month; 24 days
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
study group; study meeting
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
society; the world; the times
unfairness; injustice; partiality
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(another's) daughter; young lady
vocational school; technical school
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
legend; folklore; tradition
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
rich person; wealthy person
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
suspicious-looking; fishy
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
free (of charge); gratuitous
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to lean against; to set against
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)