admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
to win and advance to the next round
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
study; diligence; discount; reduction
ten; 10; ten years of age
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to complete decisively; to do to completion
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
technique; art; skill; move
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to finish reading; to read through
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
great difference; big difference; wide margin
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
having lost face; in a bind