classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
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
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
final; eventual; ultimate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to feel a chill run down one's spine
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
feeling; sense; impression
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
ancestor; forefather; foremother
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in