earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
separate; special; another; separately
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
lightly; easily; carelessly
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
this world; this life; world of the living