major subject; special study
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
department (faculty) of literature
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
billboard; advertising sign
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
Mendelssohn; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
display window; shop window; store window
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
recipient; receiving side; place or person that receives something
to ask; to enquire; to query
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
as you see; as you can see
to fan; to incite; to instigate
being very popular; being in great demand
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
always having a comeback; fast-talking
outside the city area; suburbs
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
long distance relationship
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
firm; strong; solid; stable
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
day of spring; spring sun
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to increase in value; to gain prestige
fulling block; wooden or stone block for beating cloth