Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
unveiling; debut; introduction
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
gifted education; special education for gifted children
probability; likelihood; chances
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
one's first campaign; one's first battle
miraculous deed; unmeasurable resourcefulness
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
data collection; data acquisition
fort; stronghold; fortification
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
blocking the way; standing in the way
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
dealing with; coping with
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize