selective system; system that offers choices
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
supplementary classes or lectures
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
river; stream; River; the ... river
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
world history; international history
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
correction; rectification; mending; repair
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
being too late; losing one's final chance
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
entrance exam for a university giving preference to persons who excel in one special field (skill); one-talent oriented entrance examination
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
person of culture; cultured person
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
local rule; house rule; ground rule
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
pronunciation; production of sound