scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
how long; how far; how much
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
minimum; at the very least
to set up shop; to open a store
such; like that; in that way
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to say; to be called; to do
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
retort; back talk; backchat
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
fourth day of the month; four days
primary school; elementary school; grade school
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
election; selection; choice
fifth day of the month; five days
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
object of romantic interest
fixed date; appointed day
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
in that way; like that; that way
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)