paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
hitting all the targets (archery)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
all-night vigil over a body; wake
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unfortunately; regrettably
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
local newspaper; regional newspaper
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to be helpful; to be useful
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response