to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
head; brains; intellect; understanding
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to go into the minutest details
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
don't you think?; indicates question
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
proposal; proposition; suggestion
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
price; cost; value; worth; value
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to stop talking; to be silent
to be silent; to say nothing
society; the world; the times
had better ...; had better not ...
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to become pale; to turn pale
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority