expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
quotation; citation; reference
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
feeling; sense; impression
school building; schoolhouse
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
corridor; hallway; passageway
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow