fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
common people; ordinary people; masses
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
comparatively; relatively
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
infancy; childhood; tender age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
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)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)