large serving; large portion
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
cram school; private tutoring school
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
head; lead; vanguard; first
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
after school (at the end of the day)
club activities; extracurricular activities
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
adviser; advisor; consultant
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
don't you think?; indicates question
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
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)
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)