junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to set (sun); to become dark
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
study; diligence; discount; reduction
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to live through; to survive
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
for example; for instance; e.g.
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
convenient; handy; useful
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
liner; line drive; liner; ocean liner; liner (of a coat, etc.); lining
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell