aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to sit for an examination
to ask; to enquire; to query
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
agricultural scientist; agronomist; agriculturist
agricultural course; agricultural department
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
strenuous efforts; exertion
foreign; abroad; overseas
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
Japanese person; Japanese people
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
president (of a society); chairman
dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow; milch cow
to employ; to hire; to charter
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
residence; housing; residential building
to play a leading role; to play a central part
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
solely; entirely; only; or
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle