studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
university of arts; arts college
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
children's story; fairy tale
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to be born; to come into the world
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
unexpected meeting; coincidence
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
passing the winter; hibernation
March; third month of the lunar calendar
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
concession; conciliation; compromise
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
type 1; category 1; first class
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito