development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
feeling of solidity; three-dimensionality; drawing highlights
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
graduate; alumnus; alumna
stagnation; hindrance; delay
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
1,000,000; one million; million; many
without an audience; crowdless; behind closed doors
one's post; place of work; workplace
steady progress; rapid advance
world; society; people; the public
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
the whole nation; everyone in the country
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan; Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture); National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium)
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)