to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
annual (plant); first-year student
attendance; presence; appearance
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
a few years ago; some years back
something; something or other; something something
even though; despite; when
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
by means of; due to; because of; according to
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
results; record; grades; marks
comparatively; relatively
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
not yet known; unknown; strange