tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
since; henceforth; ever since
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
by means of; due to; because of; according to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
subsidy; grant; subvention
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
enterprise; business; company; corporation
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
donation; contribution; endowment
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
management; administration; operation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
highest level; high-water mark
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
environment; surroundings; circumstances
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
you (plural); all of you; you all