waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
(act of) writing on a blackboard
counter for books; volume
meal set before one; women's advances
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
going to bed (usu. with someone)
compound; composite; doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.); place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
ill will; malice; evil intent
verge of death; dying moments
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
very popular; highly favoured
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
sign; indication; omen; symptom
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
other than; excluding; without
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
killing two birds with one stone
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
middle of the night; dead of night