academic background; academic credentials; academic record
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
the very best; excellent; superb
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to have (something) innate; to be born with
indolence; laziness; sloth
residence; housing; residential building
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
to be expensive; to be costly
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit