house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
alone; by oneself; on one's own
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
in that way; thus; so; so?
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
government; administration
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
protest campaign; demonstration
participation; joining; entry; adherence
rather; better; instead; if anything
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to sit for an examination
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!