god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
spiritual; religious song; spiritual
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
court (of law); courtroom
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to be intimate with; to befriend
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
rational; reasonable; logical
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
small fraction; small proportion
most part; greater part; majority
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible