best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
reality; actuality; hard fact
surely; certainly; without doubt
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
product; produce; result; fruit
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
business world; business circles; (the) industry
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
behavior; behaviour; deportment
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
the other day; a few days ago
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to put on airs; to assume importance
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell