boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
preface; introduction; preamble
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
directly opposite; right in front
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
what do you want?; can I help you?
race (of people); type of person
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
so; like this; in this way
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane