cram school; private tutoring school; juku
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
line; transmission line; transmission path; transmission route; link
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
interception; monitoring; tapping
way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)
drama; play; Chinese opera
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
quantity over quality; quantity before quality
unimportant details; inessentials
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
outline; summary; gist; basic points
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
focal point; nodal point; node
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
religious studies; study of religion
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
phosphorescence; luminescence
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony