short essay; pamphlet; tract
rave reviews; extremely high praise
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
hoarding; storing away (without using)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
preparations for returning (home)
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
degree of attention; profile
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
university entrance examination
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
animal realm; unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle; incest
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
license; permit; licence; certificate
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction