to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
older employee who does not have much actual work
to begin purchasing; to purchase
promotion (school, military, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
meditation; contemplation
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
technical skill; ability; capacity
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
Nagano (city, prefecture)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
IQ; intelligence quotient
examination; consideration; test; quiz
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
moving about; stirring about
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.