10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
training; drill; practice; discipline
student (esp. a university student)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
main; principal; chief; primary; major
difficult to ...; hard to ...
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
stairs; stairway; staircase
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to come to one's senses; to calm down
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
the following week; the next week
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
in succession; one by one
to detain; to check; to restrain
every person; each one; everybody
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
your company; your shrine
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
(written) resignation; letter of resignation
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
time limit; closing day; settlement day (payment); deadline
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit