English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages
to notify; to advise; to inform
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting
store selling musical instruments
bygones; the past; past event
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
string instrument; stringed instrument
another thing; other things; another man's property
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
somewhere to go; place to go
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
postcard; memo; note; card
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
about when; about what time; how soon
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
spring break; spring vacation
winter vacation; winter holidays
manners; behavior; behaviour
horizon (related to bodies of water)