futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
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
excess; surplus; superabundance
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation ceremony; commencement
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
well-known; noted; celebrated
one person; another name; nickname; alias
fortune-telling; divination
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
the public; general public
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
former years; formerly; a few years ago
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance