repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
back country; remote countryside
new graduate; recent graduate
how many years; how long; what year
world fair; international exposition
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
social life; social intercourse
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to summon courage; to be brave
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
material before the opening credits in a film, anime, etc.
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
control room; control booth
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
fine-meshed bamboo basket
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
surely (not); certainly (not)