dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
classification; categorization; sorting
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
around the world; throughout the world
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
division; section; classification; sorting; division
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
nth district of a town; nth city block
March; third month of the lunar calendar
custom; practice; convention; precedent
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
this winter; next winter; last winter
training (esp. in-service); induction course
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
and so; therefore; for that reason
system; institution; organization; organisation
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
unfairness; injustice; partiality
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
primary school; elementary school; grade school
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement