highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
behaviour; behavior; conduct
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
height (of a person); stature
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
beyond that point; after that
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
inspection; examination; survey