blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
means of transportation; transport service
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
episode; anecdote; vignette
only recently; just of late
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
to be on the right track; to be close enough
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to thrust before; to thrust at
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
examination; consideration; test; quiz
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
to backfire; to have a harmful result
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to serve; to work for; to attend
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to bring back; to restore
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
to knead well; to polish; to refine
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)