to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
desperately; for one's dear life
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
simultaneous inequalities
to recall; to remember; to recollect
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
department (faculty) of literature
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
ago; since; before; previous
non-restrictive (of relative pronoun use)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
pronunciation; production of sound
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
foreign; abroad; overseas
training (esp. in-service); induction course
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
working adult; full-fledged member of society
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
modern Japanese; current written style
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
nai stem (of a Japanese verb); irrealis form; imperfective form
conjunctive form; continuative form; -masu stem of a Japanese verb
plain form (of a Japanese verb or adjective); dictionary form; predicative form
attributive form (of a Japanese verb or adjective)
realis form (of verbs and adjectives in classical Japanese); perfective form
yodan verb conjugation; verb conjugation of classical Japanese
irregular conjugation of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
very; extremely; excessively
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction