favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
upper half of the body; upper body
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
successor (TV) program; follow-on program
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
boy; son; baby boy; young man
be (that) as it may; having said that
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
ingredient; component; composition
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
nice; likeable; desirable
indeed; really; truly; very much
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
progress; advance; improvement; development