to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
president (of a society); chairman
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to be infected; to be contagious
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to keep standing; to stand motionless
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
reality; actuality; hard fact
changing clothes; change of clothes
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
quickly; swishing; whooshing
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period