the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
reason; cause; circumstances
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
maid; helper; help; assistance
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
royal castle; imperial castle
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
match; game; bout; contest
comparatively; relatively
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
piece; fragment; one (object)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
declaration; proclamation; announcement
never ceasing; never ending; endless
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
cooking; food preparation
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually