this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
monk; member of religious order
disclosure; exposure; revelation
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
reform; reformation; reorganization
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
papermaking; paper manufacture
bookbinding; binding (a book)
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
I don't like it; I hate it
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
(conductor's) baton; beat; measure
does not match (one's, its) appearance
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners