classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit; name and reality; form and content; appearance and substance
anecdote; brief (comic) story
kyūdō; kyudo; Japanese archery
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
shady; underhanded; questionable
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)