practical learning; practical studies; practical science; studies with real applications
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
high; noble; refined; advanced
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
small; little; fine; pebble
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
rough voice (e.g. when one has a cold or sore throat)
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
to do over; to remake; to resume
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
first meeting; first interview with
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia