scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
wish; desire; ambition; choice
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
campus life; student life; life as a university student
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to increase; to add to; to augment
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
person who is ...; thing that is ...
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
don't worry; no worries; never mind
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); unexpectedly; looming (e.g. out of the dark)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard; rough draft
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure