to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
government; administration
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
that's the way it is; such is life
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
older brother and younger sister
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
learner; student; scholar
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
Japanese Language Proficiency Test; JLPT
highest grade; superlative degree
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
The Great Passage (2011 novel by Shion Miura, 2013 movie, 2016 animated TV series)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice