graded on N steps; scored out of N
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to raise one's voice; to shout
(skill of) making funny faces; facial performance
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
opinion; intention; thought
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
pitching ability; counter for pitches
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
even more; still more; further
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
ultimate; final; last; eventual
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
secret art; the mysteries
primary cause; main factor
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
older sister and younger brother
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
telephone call; telephone (device)
complete stranger; total stranger
development (of film); photographic processing
image quality (film, video, etc.)