positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
founder; originator; pioneer
many; much; plenty; hardly
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
school building; schoolhouse
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
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)
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
have a good day; take care; see you
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
scenery; scene; landscape
complete change; about-face
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
convenience; user-friendliness
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
home area; home town; local