deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
biennale (biennial art exhibition)
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
professor; teaching; instruction
memory; sense; experience
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
Japan Fine Arts Exhibition; JFAE; Nitten Exhibition
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
enterprise; business; company; corporation
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
degree of familiarity; popularity
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to pile up; to accumulate
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
marketability; saleability
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
authority; power; influence