light; lamp; counter for electric lights
adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
(arch.) female slave; female servant; housemaid
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
editorial committee member; senior staff writer (newspaper)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
great authority; eminent person; luminary
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language; NKG
heart attack; myocardial infarction
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
general statement; outline
proposal; proposition; suggestion
immediately; right away; on the spot
while alive; during one's lifetime
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
donation; presentation; gift
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
declaration; proclamation; announcement
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event