new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
one's post; place of work; workplace
in this manner; in this way; like this
place where one works; construction site; working area
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to be in danger of; to be liable to
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
hairdressing product (creams, gels, etc.); hairdressing fee; charge for a haircut
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
second-year student; biennial
although; but; even though; I wish that
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
pupil; student; schoolchild
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
life; living; I; me; student
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to concern; to be related
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
the other day; lately; recently
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)