essential; important; crucial; vital; main
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
three kinds; three varieties
an assortment; combination
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to name; to call; to christen; to term
eisbein; German dish of pickled ham hock
dried slices of steamed sweet potato
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
senior high school student
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
Toringo crabapple (Malus sieboldii)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
keeping pace with; keeping abreast of; advancing together
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency