birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
university of arts; arts college
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
the same; the said; likewise
young person; youth; young
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
story; tale; talk; discussion
one person; another name; nickname; alias
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
proper; right; reasonable
don't you think?; indicates question
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
estimate (of costs); budget
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
unfairness; injustice; partiality
if it is the case that ...
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
noisy; confused; uproarious
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation