alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
waiting for the traffic lights to change
(death from) starvation; starving to death
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
home area; home town; local
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
same family (race, tribe)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
manufacturing plant; production facility
labor; labour; manpower; working force
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
parts; accessories; components
to have learning; to be educated
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
Shuhari; three stages of mastery: the fundamentals, breaking with tradition, creating one's own techniques
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
multiple choice (e.g. question)
social status; social position
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...