to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
secret; private; surreptitious
pre-war days; before the war
line; queue; procession; matrix
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
supreme; greatest; highest; best
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
Homo economicus; economic human; financial expert; businessperson
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
belief; faith; conviction
assertion; declaration; affirmation
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
starvation; famine; hunger
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
medical care; medical treatment
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
program (e.g. TV); programme
many; much; plenty; hardly
characteristic; feature; special quality
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case