October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
interested person; volunteer; supporter
cross-sectional; lateral; transverse; transversal; cross-cutting
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
job hunting; job searching
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be needed; to be wanted
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to think too much; to be over-concerned
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
division into equal parts; equal parts
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
proposal; proposition; suggestion
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
graduation ceremony; commencement
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays