teacher-training curriculum
individual; one by one; separate; each
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
compelling force; legal force
and yet; despite (all) that
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
window; window (shop display)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
high spirits; gleeful mood
these guys; these fellows
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to accept (a thing) with thanks
private person; individual
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)