growth period (in children)
bento; Japanese box lunch
both; both sides; both parties
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
trial product; prototype model
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
ignorant of the ways of the world
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
to perceive; to understand
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
planning; project; plan; design