per-capita division; division according to the number of people
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
affectation; showiness; pretence
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
graduate student; postgraduate student
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
to call out; to ask someone to come
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
brave warrior; hero; brave man
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month