centre of attention; center of attention
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
study; pursuit of knowledge
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
making (a book, etc.) into a film; adapting for the screen
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
critic; reviewer; commentator
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
intelligence agency; secret service
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
quiet; still; surreptitious
growth period (in children)
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to