fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
exemption; exoneration; discharge
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
(special) vocational school
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PR brochure; public relations magazine
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
school district; school area
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
being disliked by everyone
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
prevention; precaution; protection against
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill