contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
clear solution; clean decision
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
leading; guiding; commanding
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses