to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
fort; stronghold; fortification
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
around the clock; day and night
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
frequency (of occurrence)
several years; a few years
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
new student; freshman; first-year student
established practice; custom
such; this sort of; like this
convenient; handy; useful
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
homeroom; form room; form class
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
sports-minded; sports-oriented
self-introduction (of a character in noh theatre)
message; informative matter
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
within; inside of; less than
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity