special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
second; number two; runner-up
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
head; brains; intellect; understanding
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
really; truly; indeed; good grief
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
since when; from when; how long
stealthily; secretly; in secret
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)