humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
yen (currency of Japan); circle
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
short essay; pamphlet; tract
rave reviews; extremely high praise
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
hoarding; storing away (without using)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
preparations for returning (home)
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
English version; English-language edition
degree of attention; profile
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
university entrance examination
large stone; boulder; dragon; long group of connected stones spanning a wide area
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
animal realm; unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle; incest
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
license; licence; permission; driver's license
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy