the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
management aspects (of business)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
leaving school during a term
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
old friend; familiar face
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
each field; various circles
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
empty lot; vacant plot of land
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
finger flick to the forehead
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to become completely chilled
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?