Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
presence; sitting with; being with
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
don't worry about it; forget about it
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
reform; reformation; reorganization
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose