custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
baseball player; ballplayer
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
unique; peculiar; singular
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
race (of people); type of person
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to be born; to come into the world
to become settled; to be fixed
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
young person; inexperienced person; novice
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
to spread; to be propagated
strange disease; rare disease
disease; ailment; illness
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
distribution; circulation
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
duodecimal system; base twelve system
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
genetics; study of heredity
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead