explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
base unit (metre, etc.); standard unit
notice; attention; observation
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
variation; rogue (something)
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
greater than ...; bigger ...
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
senior high school; high school
naturally; of course; understandably
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
household economy; family finances
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
those (near the second person)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
height of summer; hottest part of summer
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest