to appear in the newspaper
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
racewalking; race walking; walking race
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
training; education; development; cultivation
mixture of ice and water (for keeping fish fresh)
passing the winter; hibernation
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
state secrets; secrets of the state
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
roll sandwich; sandwich roll
young master; young gentleman
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
highest institute of education
allocation; assignment; allotment
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
human resources; man-power resources
(positive) economic effect
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
above all else; more than anything
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class