absolutely; positively; decidedly
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
such; like that; that sort of; very
advanced level; high grade; senior
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
process; course; mechanism
discovery; detection; finding
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
safety zone; traffic island
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
in the meanwhile; during the time
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
present; gift; to give a present or gift