aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
cancellation of a contract
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
winter vacation; winter holidays
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
weather forecast; weather report
cancelled because of rain; wash out
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
outcast; odd man out; pariah
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
dictatorship; despotic government
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
first day of winter (approx. November 8)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different