grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
favorite; favourite; habitually used
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
latent disposition; inner feelings
to run up to; to rush over
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
true character; real nature
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)