worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
three sides; small offering stand
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
training (esp. in-service); induction course
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
hot flash; rush of blood to the head
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
starvation; famine; hunger
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
beyond comparison; incomparable
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind