conclusion; decision; end; settlement
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea); sweet hydrangea leaf; hydrangea tea
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to be on the brink of death
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
insanity; an insane person
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
one's innate character; spirit; backbone
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
spirit; heart; disposition
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
agricultural course; agricultural department
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)
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
position; opening; employment
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
major subject; special study
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes