year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
next generation; future generation
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
interior; inside; internal
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
Baeck; Bech; Beck; Becque; Bek; Boeckh
to grow up; to become an adult
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
aviator; flying ace; birdman
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
bad behavior; misbehavior
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to spend time (on doing something)
wages; pay; rental payment
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
system; institution; organization; organisation
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to call in; to invite; to bring in
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure