recognition; acquaintance
to be second to none (in)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
personality; character; individuality; personhood
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to crack a joke; to tell a joke
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(in a) rough Tokyo dialect; (having a) crude mouth; vulgar language; crude speaking
Japanese person; Japanese people
and yet; though; when; in spite of
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
great laughter; burst of laughter
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
go that far; to that extent
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(not) even once; (not) ever
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
large prize (e.g. in horse racing); generous reward
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement