posting (e.g. a notice); displaying; putting up
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
beforehand; in advance; previously
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
please (give me); please (do for me)
original text; source book; draft
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
job application form; employee satisfaction
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
after a long time; for the first time in a while
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
town; city; municipal; urban
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to feel; to sense; to experience
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
time; hour; period; class
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience