specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to be overwhelmed; to be overawed
patting; stroking; caressing
cartoon-character costume
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
likability; favorability; popularity
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
few decades; many decades; several decades
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
and so; therefore; for that reason
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to happen to meet; to come across
apparently; appears to be
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)