of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
such; like that; that sort of; very
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
general idea; concept; notion
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
vague recollection; faint memory
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(social) class; rank; grade
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
God; god; ace; king; superior person
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
graded on N steps; scored out of N
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
from here; from this place
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
that is to say; so that means
beforehand; in advance; previously
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
literally; to the letter; literal
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial