speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
lower heavens (esp. the heaven of the Four Heavenly Kings, the lowest of the six heavens of the desire realm); heaven of enjoying emanations
one or two; a few; small number
contours of one's body; figure
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
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hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to care for someone; to look after someone
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
humming a tune (while doing something else)
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
Japanese history; history of Japan
Perry; Perry, Matthew C. (1794-1858; American navy officer); Peri; Perri; Pelly; Peli
drifting; drift; being adrift
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
countries where Chinese characters are used or were historically used
pi (Greek letter); pi (constant)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way