-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
the very best; excellent; superb
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
notebook; account book; register
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
children's story; fairy tale
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
perfect; complete; flawless
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
spirit; heart; disposition
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
caller; visitor; company; guest
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
older half-brother (by a different mother)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
successively; one after another
to gather; to collect; to assemble
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
genuine article; real thing; real deal
that is to say; so that means
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side