having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
drama; play; powerful drug
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
use of separate surnames by a married couple
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
old-fashioned (in one's way of thinking)
evil thought; malicious motive
polite; respectful; reverent
to agree with one; to suit one; to feel comfortable (in, with); (lit.) the water agrees with one
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
difficult problem; challenge
league; federation; union
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
Pinyin (Chinese romanization system)
unprecedented; record-breaking
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
small apartment rented by the week
person living alone; single person; bachelor; spinster; unmarried person
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
city planning; urban planning; town planning
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to underrate; to make light of
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post