middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
one by one; one each; one at a time
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; please do
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
message; informative matter
women's college; women's university
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
impassioned speech; fervent speech
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation, joining a company); nth year (student, employee, etc.)
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
study; pursuit of knowledge
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
matter for great congratulation
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
percent; per cent; percentage
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
forgetting; lapse of memory
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
complimentary copy of a book
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)