low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to surge; to well up; to gush out
violent emotion; passion; fury
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
by all means; by all costs
next term; next period; next version; next release
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
several years; a few years
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
be (that) as it may; having said that
carelessly; inattentively
first challenge; first try
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
international; diplomatic intercourse
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
winter vacation; winter holidays
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
phantom; vision; illusion