outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out
to be embarrassed; to lose face
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
healthy; sound; wholesome
temptation one can't resist; setting a wolf to mind the sheep; trusting a cat with milk
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
almost (did); nearly (did)
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
what time; (lit.) which hour
to complete decisively; to do to completion
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink