advanced level; high grade; senior
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
The Travels of Marco Polo
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
master; masterhand; maestro
high rice field; very fertile rice field
near; close; beside; third person
sense of color; sense of colour
supreme; greatest; highest; best
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
current value; price; market value
general; popular; common; typical
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to leave something as it is
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal