to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
feeling; sense; impression
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
(of a smell, esp. a good smell) strong
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
journal; magazine; periodical
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to form a pair; to pair up
name; given name; first name
university of arts; arts college
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
curse; spell; malediction
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
support; backing; aid; assistance
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
living by oneself; living alone
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
at least; at most; (even) just
continuing one's education into high school
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed