art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
best friend; very close friend
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
older sister; elder sister
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
regarding highly; attaching importance to
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
to anticipate; to foresee
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
memory; ability to remember
great person; eminent figure
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program