explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to make an appearance; to show up
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
results; record; grades; marks
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
rave reviews; extremely high praise
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
horseplay; fooling around
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
(committee) chairman; president
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
personal; individual; private