to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
big corporation; major firm; leading company
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
recommendation; referral; endorsement
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to add (to); to add on; to append
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
to be photographed; to be projected
continuation; succession; series; continuous
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be conspicuous; to stand out
at that time; in those days
personal; individual; private
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
pregnancy; conception; gestation
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
professor; teaching; instruction
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
(distinction of) sex; gender
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
extract; excerpt; selection
article; news story; report; account
league; federation; union
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)