one's post; place of work; workplace
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to come from; to have roots in
school district; school area
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
finding employment; getting a job
due form; official; formality
on the occasion of; at the time of
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
apartment building; housing complex