enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
teaching methodology; pedagogy
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
kind; considerate; helpful; caring; thoughtful; attentive
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
long time; long interval; for quite some time
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
open; public; official; overt
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken