primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
every year; yearly; annually
study tour; guided visit; field trip
Buddha; high-ranked bodhisattva
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
shape of a pillar or column
throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
various places; several sources
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
clergyman; churchman; clergy
head temple of a Buddhist sect
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
the other party (usu. in business); person or party with whom you are dealing (on the other end)
manufacturing cost; production cost
modern civilization; modern civilisation
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
joints; points (of a speech)
birds of a feather flock together
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
transport truck; transport vehicle
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)