to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
overstressing academic background
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
difference; disparity; gap
to bring; to take; to bring about
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
vocational school; technical school
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
non-degree course for graduates
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
(period of) a year; during an era
regular teacher; licensed teacher
to get a (driver's) license
information; news; report; reward; retribution
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
street; quarter; district; area
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
work; business; company; study
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
company president; manager; director
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
many; much; plenty; hardly
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing