ropeway; cableway; aerial lift; cable car
monaural; monophonic; mono
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
diss; dissing; disrespect
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
fundraising; financing; cash flow
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
elder sister; effeminate man
autumn breeze; fall breeze
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
drama; play; Chinese opera
vocational school; technical school
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
clothing and accessories; attire
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
another school; other schools
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
haori (Japanese formal coat)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
set meal; special (of the day)
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice