secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
the Industrial Revolution
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
group; bunch; crowd; group
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
school of one's (first, second) choice
type of occupation; occupational category
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
handful; small amount; small number
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
chair; stool; post; office; position
question; inquiry; enquiry
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
how long; how far; how much
just one person; only one
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
banknote; bill; note; paper money
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work