phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); crumbly; ambling; strolling; dozing
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
innumerable; countless; numberless
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to save; to leave over; to spare
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
smoke and mist; (enveloping) mist; natural view; landscape of the mountains and valleys
recuperation; medical treatment
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
private; recruit; aircraftman; seaman
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
best pupil; leading disciple
pure; genuine; pure (of a subject of study; as opposed to applied, practical, etc.); genuine (parts, accessories, etc.); official
way of playing (an instrument); style of playing; playing technique
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
international; diplomatic intercourse