(courteous) invitation; call
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
lodging host; lodging place
high rating; good reputation
leading person; foremost figure
meeting for reading research papers
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
January; first month of the lunar calendar
belief; faith; conviction
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
job title; name of one's position
root; source; origin; cause
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
person who has rendered distinguished service
outside of one's area of expertise
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
athletics; sports; adventure course; (outdoor) obstacle course
branch office; agency; sub-branch
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum