check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
being appointed; bearing entrusted responsibilities
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
to grant permission; to give permission
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to overdo; to do too much
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
student (esp. a university student)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
legend; folklore; tradition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
failure; mistake; blunder
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
nothing but; except; no more than
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality