human being; human; person; character (of a person)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
breaking off relations (esp. between countries)
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
number one; first; best; most; game; round
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
extremely; very; really; super; so
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
collection of books; (personal) library
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pile up; to accumulate
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to dye; to colour; to color
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
imperial court; royal court
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)