(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to be talked about behind one's back
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
ballot paper; voting paper
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
age range; age-group; age bracket
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
performer; entertainer; celebrity
person of culture; cultured person
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
bulletin board system; BBS
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
annual (plant); first-year student
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
set of three; three sets; three classes
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
cooking; food preparation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate