above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
medical care; medical treatment
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be able to manage somehow or another
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
extremely hot day; day on which the temperature rises above 35 degrees Celsius (official definition)
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
advance; moving forward; progress
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
reading matter; reading material
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
explanation; interpretation
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
to be softened; to calm down
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)