leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to add (to); to add on; to append
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
calmly; with composure; without fear; without a guilty look; with good grace
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to win favour; to win favor
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
lung capacity; breathing capacity; vital capacity
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
close; intimate; on good terms
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
royal castle; imperial castle
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)