educational institution; academic centre; academic center
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
severe criticism; damnation
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
form; shape; figure; visage
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
script; screenplay; scenario
member of a theatrical troupe
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
abuse; invective; denunciation; sharp criticism
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
to be clever; to be quick-witted; to be precocious
speech; manner of speaking
pretension; conceit; hubris
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
killing two birds with one stone
to jump at; to be attracted by
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
glibly; volubly; at great length
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
to gain fame; to make one's name