government office; public office
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
arrangement; pact; agreement
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
planning; project; plan; design
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
Japanese text; sentence in Japanese
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
(written) contract; agreement
to thrust before; to thrust at
overseas territories; outlying areas
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
advance payment; advance delivery
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
advance payments; prepayment
advance (moving forward); advance; prepayment
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)