fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
unsuccessful candidate; rejected person
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
smoothly; easily; readily
student (esp. a university student)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
self control; self restraint
independence; self-reliance
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
hard worker; hardworking person
to harm one's health; to injure one's health; to be harmful to one's health
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
security guard; doorkeeper
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
fortress; stronghold; citadel
collection of books; (personal) library
deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee
literature; books (reference); document
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
wooden fence; board fence