first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
how much; how many; however
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to press a question; to cross-examine
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
foolhardiness; daredevil courage
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
at a glance; at first sight
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
direct control; direct supervision
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
cessation; (coming to an) end
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)