distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
lumping together; putting all together
genuine article; real thing; real deal
one by one; in detail; minutely
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
going to the United States
construction; architecture (of buildings)
city planning; urban planning; town planning
(physical) science; natural science; physics; philosophy; neo-Confucianism
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
pronunciation; production of sound
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
score (in a game); full score
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
main purpose; primary objective
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on