floor below; floor downstairs
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
talk; story; conversation
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
administration of justice; judicature
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
classmate; friend in the same class
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
state of selflessness; state of no-self; egoless state; state of total absorption; flow state; being in the zone
sabre-toothed tiger (prehistoric feline, esp. the species Smilodon fatalis); saber-toothed tiger
clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to be sacked; to be dismissed
distortion; falsification; perversion
arts and sciences; liberal arts
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
practising martial arts; training in martial arts
special lecturer; guest lecturer
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
disposal sale; surplus good sale
ready-made clothes; ready-to-wear clothes; off-the-rack clothes; off-the-peg clothes
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
winter clothing; winter wear; winter goods