first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
small; fine; detailed; stingy
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
radiant smile; contented smile
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to prostrate oneself (before)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to check; to stop; to keep back
to leave word; to leave a message
confidentially; privately; off the record
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else