possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
license; permit; licence; certificate
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
scale; scope; plan; structure
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
annual (plant); first-year student
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to eat untidily; to eat a bit of everything; to dabble (in something); to try one's hand at various things
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
pantyhose; panty hose; (sheer) tights
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
hop; hops (Humulus lupulus)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
the staff; inside the department
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
time axis; time basis; timeline
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides