outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
abstention; nonparticipation
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
metalwork; metalsmith; goldsmith
major subject; special study
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
active; dynamic; energetic
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
another school; other schools
changing kindergartens; moving (an animal) to a different zoo
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
banning of books; banned book
hidden room; secret chamber
good-looking; fair; beautiful
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
incineration; destroy by fire
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
data collecting party; news crew
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie