extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
essence; true nature; substance; reality
for example; for instance; e.g.
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
determination; resolution
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
long ago; already; a long time ago
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
solely; entirely; only; or
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof