university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
aggression; invasion; raid
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
founder of a religious sect
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to leave as is; to ignore
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
war situation; progress of a battle
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
in the future; another day; later
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
teppanyaki (Japanese cooking prepared on a hot steel plate in the center of the table)
central part; heart (of a city)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular