private tutor; coach; governess
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
a dime a dozen; two a penny
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
decision; determination; resolution
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
co-op; (consumers') cooperative
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
suffix for building numbers
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
naturally; of course; understandably
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
return slot (for coins in a vending machine); drop-off point (for dirty dishes at a restaurant)
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes