fluent (in a language); flowing
home area; home town; local
closing of a school; closed school
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
forest service field office
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
enthusiastic schoolteacher; passionate teacher
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
government worker; public servant; civil servant
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
(social) position; status
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
homeroom; form room; form class
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
interior design; interior; upholstery
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)