someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
sense of values; values; value system
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
presenter (e.g. of a paper); speaker
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
audience; attendance; hearers
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
several times; once or twice
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
minority group (party); minority
synchronization; synchronized swimming
virtuous cycle; self-reinforcing cycle; upward spiral
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
lavender; lavender (color)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
third-year student; third-year pupil
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten