teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
studies; schoolwork; classwork
living in a group; communal living; community life
networking; making contacts
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
set meal; special (of the day)
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
rave reviews; extremely high praise
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
geopolitical; geostrategic
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
all but dead; half killed
appearance; air; condition; state; form
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to refuse; to decline; to deny
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
closely-packed series of lectures; intensive course
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to sentence; to assign a penalty