reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
Harvard (University) (abbr)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
declining birth rate and aging population
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
higher education; tertiary education
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
educational interface; the classroom; the chalkface
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
not caring; not giving a damn
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
detour; circuitous route; diversion
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
thereupon; shortly thereafter