skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
proud; having a prominent nose
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
insurance payout; insurance money
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
in the same way as; just like
hypnopaedia; hypnopedia; sleep-learning
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
established fact; fait accompli
mountain bicycle; mountain bike
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to be embarrassed; to lose face
sauce-flavoured rice crackers
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
amount of material resources
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten