intensive; concentrated; focused
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
hormone drug; hormone pill; hormone preparation; hormonal agent
beginning of the (fiscal) year
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
younger brother and sister
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift
elective subject or course
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
hope; white hope; person of promise
self-supporting student; working student