dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
surname; family name; last name
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); (fig.) the five periods of the Buddha's teachings
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to compete with; to vie for
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China); terracotta warriors and horses
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
terra-cotta figure (in Qin dynasty tombs in China)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
at first; in the beginning; originally
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
probability; likelihood; chances
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
difference; variation; difference