senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
children's story; fairy tale
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
common people; ordinary people; masses
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
official document; archives
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
easy to read; legible; clear
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing