foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
advanced level; high grade; senior
menial; meanness; servility; abject
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
knowing; (an) acquaintance
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing
hand net; dip net; scoop net
Japan's best; number one in Japan
highest grade; superlative degree
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
tottering steps; drunken staggering
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged