promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
sick person; patient; invalid
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to fall ill; to be taken ill
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
tradition; legend; folklore
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
female molester; stupid woman
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
item; something that one "just has to have"
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
overanxiety; needless worry
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to complain; to make a complaint
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
opening fully; full throttle; full power
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese