principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
I see; that's right; indeed
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
being suited to a role; being the right person for the job; suitable role; suitable position; fitting part
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
the front; honest; upright; decent
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
school building; schoolhouse
construction; architecture (of buildings)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much