to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
outward appearance; looks
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
technical skill; ability; capacity
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
the teaching profession; education of laity
to compare; to liken; to make (someone) accompany
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
second division; secondary division
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
judgment; judgement; discernment
but; however; although; though
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
erudition; extensive learning
type-picking; anthology; selection of literary works