along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
victory stand; winners' podium
victory celebration party; victory banquet
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to be torn off; to come off
furniture store; furniture dealer
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
gate; door; house; family
large triple gate to temple
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
(deposit) passbook; bankbook
(bank) balance; remainder
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
top hundred; hundred best
10,000,000,000; ten billion
child benefit; child allowance
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
Harvard University (abbr)
university graduate; having graduated from university
highest institute of education
feel (of a material); texture
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)