knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
distinctive; characteristic
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
on bad terms; at loggerheads
rather than; more ... than ...
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
rather; better; instead; if anything
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
number one; first; best; most; game; round
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
rolled Japanese-style omelette
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant