to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
residing; living; dwelling
home area; home town; local
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
reduction by half; halving
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
food and drink; eating and drinking
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
sense of smell; olfaction
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
long (time that has passed); old (story)
postwar period; period after Second World War
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low