(back to) page top; top of page
huge amount of material (worth reading); richness of content (of a book)
beginning of the (fiscal) year
evaluation on an absolute scale
to be dependable; to be reliable
year of one's birth; one's birth year
vigorously; really getting stuck into
just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; fetch!; bring me ...
taking the entrance examination for a school without regard for one's chances of passing
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
familiarity (of a sound, etc.)
one star (rating); evening star; morning star
to be used to doing; to be experienced in
whole school; the first proof; one proofreading
giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent
development of potential ability; capacity development
unapproved; lack of approval
increase in digit (e.g. if we add 2 to the number 9)
visual kei; fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands and musicians; attractive person
to take completely; to deplete; to block off; to isolate
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)