extremely talented; very gifted
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
home; household; family; hearth
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
at first; in the beginning; originally
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
rating; ranking; grading; classification
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
sequel; later development
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
match; game; bout; contest
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
burlesque; low comedy; farce
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate