professor; teaching; instruction
retort; back talk; backchat
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
import; importation; introduction; afferent
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to understand; to make out
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
this (very thing); this precisely
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
general classification; broad categorization
aptitude; aptness; suitability
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
discipline; training; teaching manners