red gate (esp. at Tokyo University)
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
prescription (of medicine); formula
vidya (wisdom); mantra; the coming (July 4, etc.)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
whole face; all over one's face
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
11th day of the month; 11 days
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)