or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
permission; approval; authorization; license
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
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)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
national; founded and run by the central government
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
while studying; presently studying
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
bookbinding; binding (a book)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
more than usual; especially; particularly
national holiday; public holiday