university of arts; arts college
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
value judgement; value judgment
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
author; writer; novelist; artist
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
expression; presentation; representation; notation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
exceedingly; extremely; decisively