academic; scholarly; scientific
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
favorite; favourite; habitually used
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
all green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to be too late; to be too slow
unselfishness; wanting little
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
court (of law); courtroom
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
to be pregnant; to be with child
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
role; part; job; assignment
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
6th day of the month; six days
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
longitudinal winding; curling (e.g. hair)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others