at once; immediately; right now
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
tomfoolery; monkey business
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
now that; since; so long as; because
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better