secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
innumerable; countless; numberless
television aerial; television antenna
(radio, TV) license fee; licence fee
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
process; course; mechanism
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
oral literature; folk literature
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
teacher-training curriculum
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
principle; theory; fundamental truth
intelligence; intellect; brains
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
expressing one's intent; gesture; ideography
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl