(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
dietetics; nutritional science
about when; about what time; how soon
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
entrance examination (for a transfer student)
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
hastily made; improvised preparation
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
correctional facility (for juveniles); juvenile detention centre (center); reformatory
reception center (e.g. for refugees) (centre)
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
future; possible; potential; prospective
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
administration; medication; dosage
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
National Center Test for University Admissions
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
ministries and government offices; the authorities