education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
roller coaster; big dipper
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
high and low; rise and fall
Japan's best; number one in Japan
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
thrill ride (at an amusement park)
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
piece; fragment; one (object)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
thick soles; thick-soled footwear
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
valuable article; valuables
person in charge; official; attendant
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
head; lead; vanguard; first
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated