faculty of liberal arts; college of liberal arts
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
contours of one's body; figure
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
an assortment; combination
indirection; indirectness
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
protective instinct; defensive instinct
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
if so; in that case; in that situation
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
Tokyo Budokan (national martial arts stadium)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
what number (in a sequence); what rank
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
personification; impersonation; embodiment
urbanization; urbanisation
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
Bonin Islands; Ogasawara Islands
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
window; window (shop display)
two-tone coloring; two-tone colouring