buying; purchasing; laying in
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
exclusive; attached to; specialist
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
government course (curriculum) guidelines
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
script; screenplay; scenario
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
regular (periodic) examination
kanji for common use; jōyō kanji; list of 2,136 kanji established in 2010, formerly a list of 1,945 established in 1981
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
compilation; editing; recording
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
employment (long term); hire
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
selection; choice; picking out
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
editor (in publishing, etc.)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
kindergartener; preschooler
to care for someone; to look after someone
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty