studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
Saitama (city, prefecture)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
article; thing; object; property; real estate
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
office hours; business hours; working hours
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
defense capability (defence)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
peacekeeping operations; PKO
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
copier; copy machine; photocopier
aging; wearing out; deterioration
next term; next period; next version; next release
support; backing; aid; assistance
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness