appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
example; illustration; precedent
ancient city; former capital
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
sexy; popular; well-liked
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
momentous (crucial) decision
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
chilly; unpleasantly cold
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
beautiful; pretty; lovely
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance