science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
association; society; organization; organisation
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
for one person; made for one person
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
rest; break; recess; intermission
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
at work; in the midst of work; working
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
preparatory school for examinees; cram school
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; beef
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
every year; yearly; annually
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
foundation (institution); syndicate; group
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)