judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
first-class goods; A-grade product
acquaintance; close friend
having a complete knowledge (of); knowing everything (about); knowing thoroughly; being well acquainted (with)
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to select someone (out of many people)
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
hot spring district (within a town)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
very much; very many; more and more
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
souvenir store; gift shop
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience