superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to grow up; to become an adult
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
of no interest; not interested
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
little finger; pinky; little toe
explosion; rupture; break off
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
(radio) receptivity; sensitivity; susceptibility
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
jumping to a hasty conclusion
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
rapid progress; great strides
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
after death; posthumously
(how) many times; (how) often
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
godparent; first person to give something its name
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
example; illustration; precedent
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
blue line; area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956); non-legal public waterway (denoted by a blue line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn