mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
master; teacher; stable master
it's been a long time; long time no see
long (time that has passed); old (story)
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
firm; unshakeable; resolute
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
by myself; in person; by oneself