layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
writing; book; (literary) work
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
master; masterhand; maestro
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
8th note; eighth note; quaver
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
enumeration; citation; listing