public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
factory; plant; mill; workshop
shipping; shipment; forwarding
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
treasure chest; strongbox
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
resignation; acceptance; consolation
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster