(social) class; rank; grade
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
naivete; simplicity; innocence
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
long; drawn-out; very long
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to be skillful (skilful); to be clever
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
I see; that's right; indeed
to take (all of) into consideration
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
not only ... but also; also
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
true character; real nature
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
reason; cause; history; origin
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
if it is the case that ...
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
everywhere; all over; throughout
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
with spirit; courageously; resolutely