scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
on the street; around town; the world; the public
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
independence; self-reliance
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
self-torturing; masochistic
questions and answers; dialogue
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to graduate from a university
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
Yukawa Hideki (1907.1.23-1981.9.8) (1949 Nobel Prize in Physics)
faculty of engineering; school of engineering; college of engineering; department of engineering
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
faculty of law; school of law; college of law
faculty of letters; college of letters; school of humanities
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
mass production of inferior goods
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
in name but not in reality