cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
myself; yourself; I; me; you
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
headquarters; head office; main office
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say