common first-stage (university entrance) examination
tax-saving measure; tax-reduction strategy
substitute lecturing; substitute lecturer
Miyoshi Tatsuji (1900.8.23-1964.4.5)
Ikenami Shoutarou (1923.1.25-1990.5.3)
government course (curriculum) guidelines
Sakaguchi Ango (1906.10.20-1955.2.17)
theory of education; view of education
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
fluent (in a language); flowing
cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
woman who is obsessed with the education of her children
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
meritocracy; merit system
educational system; school system
company fortunes; future of a company
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
first championship win (esp. sumo)
to say; to tell (somebody); to state
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
school education; formal education
principal of a private school
first thing in the afternoon
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
comprehension; understanding
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary