speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
financial muscle; economic clout
exclusive; attached to; specialist
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
education or school expenses
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
level; standard; water level
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
final adjustment; final coordination
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to care for someone; to look after someone
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
to grow taller (of people)
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
cenotaph; memorial monument
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
maternity leave; paternity leave
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
south wing (of a building); south building
creche; day nursery; day-care center