foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
hypersensitivity; oversensitivity; erethism
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to need; to demand; to take; to require
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
workshop; training course
way; method; means; resource; course
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
strict order; peremptory command
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
preventive measure; precautionary measure
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to take over; to hand over
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
various places; several sources
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)