candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
aforementioned; above-mentioned
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
opinion; point of view; visual point
cooperation; collaboration
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to taste; to try (food or drink)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to put into the mouth; to eat
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
social game; social network game
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
materials; data; document
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
middle and high-school students
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to set (sun); to become dark
older brother; elder brother
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last