coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
difficult to ...; hard to ...
another school; other schools
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
(committee) chairman; president
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
head of the student council; president of the student council
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
going around; patrol; round; tour
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
hope; white hope; person of promise
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
bitter experience (ordeal)
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
role of the villain; the bad guy
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)