gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
public institution; public organization; official body
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
government office; public office
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
one's post; place of work; workplace
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
labor; labour; work; service
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
second grade; second class; secondary
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
national; founded and run by the central government
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduate; alumnus; alumna
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
faculty of law; school of law; college of law
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
special; particular; peculiar; unique
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
(national) government official; national public servant; national government employee
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
literary woman; talented woman
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary