maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
the present regime; the existing regime
maintenance; preservation; improvement
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
long slits (esp. of eyes)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
inheritance; something given or received
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
classical form of martial art
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
just a minute; small quantity
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
as; because; with; due to
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
pointing out; identification
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation